A New Model for Old Measures: A Covariance Structure Analysis of Political Efficacy

The Journal of Politics

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1985, Pages 1062-1084

  Acock, Alan ^a   Clarke, Harold D ^b   Stewart, Marianne C ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84972284432     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2130807     Document Type: Article

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