Perceived political self-efficacy: Theory, assessment, and applications

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1002-1020

  Caprara, Gian Vittorio ^a   Vecchione, Michele ^a   Capanna, Cristina ^b   Mebane, Minou ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

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EID: 73049107206     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.604     Document Type: Article

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