The awareness of consequences scale: An exploration, empirical analysis, and reinterpretation

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2505-2540

  Ryan, Anthony M ^a   Spash, Clive L ^b,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

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EID: 84867769784     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.00951.x     Document Type: Article

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