Testing a model of women's personal sense of justice, control, well-being, and distress in the context of sexist discrimination

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 297-310

  Fischer, Ann R ^a   Holz, Kenna Bolton ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77957889068     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2010.01576.x     Document Type: Article

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