Temporal distance as a determinant of just world strategy

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 276-284

  Warner, Ruth H ^a   Vandeursen, Molly J ^a   Pope, Anna R D ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84858245305     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.1855     Document Type: Article

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