Stereotypes of singles: Are singles what we think?

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 368-383

  Greitemeyer, Tobias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 69749126719     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.542     Document Type: Article

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