The differential relationship of feminist attitudes and feminist identity to self-efficacy

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-244

  Eisele, Heather ^a   Stake, Jayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 49549119387     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2008.00432.x     Document Type: Article

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