Student-athletes' misperceptions of male and female peer drinking norms: A multi-site investigation of the "Reign of error"

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 367-382

  Wesley Perkins, H ^a   Craig, David W ^a  

^a HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES   (United States)

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EID: 84861717634     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: 15433382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2012.0046     Document Type: Article

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