Stalking Myth-Attributions: Examining the Role of Individual and Contextual Variables on Attributions in Unwanted Pursuit Scenarios

Sex Roles

Volumn 66, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 378-391

  Sinclair, H Colleen ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attributions; Gender differences; Social perceptions; Stalking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856693127     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-010-9853-8     Document Type: Article

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