In the eye of the beholder: Do behavior and character affect victim and perpetrator responsibility for acquaintance rape?

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1513-1535

  Cohn, Ellen S ^a,b   Dupuis, Erin C ^b   Brown, Tiffany M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67651151466     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2009.00493.x     Document Type: Article

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