A Cross-Cultural Test of the Value-Attitude-Behavior Hierarchy

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2791-2813

  Milfont, Taciano L ^a   Duckitt, John ^b   Wagner, Claire ^c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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EID: 78649399310     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00681.x     Document Type: Article

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