Different mediators for the age, sex, and attitude similarity effects in interpersonal attraction

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-17

  Singh, Ramadhar ^a   Ng, Reuben ^a   Ong, Ee Lin ^a   Lin, Patrick K F ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 47549096809     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01973530701665165     Document Type: Article

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