Evaluating a brief scale measuring psychological climate for sexual harassment

Military Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 410-432

  Estrada, Armando X ^a   Olson, Kristine J ^a   Harbke, Colin R ^b   Berggren, Anders W ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SWEDISH NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE   (Sweden)

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EID: 79960640166     PISSN: 08995605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2011.589353     Document Type: Article

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