Individual Differences in Attitude‐Behavior Consistency: The Prediction of Contraceptive Behavior

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1990, Pages 575-617

  Jaccard, James ^a   Helbig, Donald W ^b   Wan, Choi K ^a   Gutman, Marjorie A ^c   Kritz‐Silverstein, Donna C ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c New Jersey Department of Health   (United States)

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EID: 84991138923     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1990.tb00428.x     Document Type: Article

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