An empirical ratio in search of a theory

American Psychologist

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 634-635

  Lefebvre, Vladimir A ^a   Schwartz, Robert M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84925393967     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036949     Document Type: Note

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