Neighborhood disorder and the sense of personal control: Which factors moderate the association?

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 894-907

  Kim, Joongbaeck ^a   Conley, Meghan E ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 80053905192     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20476     Document Type: Article

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