Properties of intention: Component structure and consequences for behavior, information processing, and resistance

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 749-760

  Cooke, Richard ^a   Sheeran, Paschal ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84876312615     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12003     Document Type: Article

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