Predictors and predictive effects of ambivalence

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 371-383

  Sparks, Paul ^a   Harris, Peter R ^b   Lockwood, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONFLICT; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ATTITUDE; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 4944233150     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/0144666042037980     Document Type: Article

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