A first test of the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure as a measure of self-esteem: Irish prisoner groups and University students

Psychological Record

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 371-388

  Vahey, Nigel A ^a   Barnes Holmes, Dermot ^a   Barnes Holmes, Yvonne ^a   Stewart, Ian ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

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EID: 70349852581     PISSN: 00332933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03395670     Document Type: Article

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