Attitudes and attributions associated with female and male partner violence

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1481-1512

  Robertson, Kirsten ^a   Murachver, Tamar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 67651180969     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2009.00492.x     Document Type: Article

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