Causal attributions and the significance of self- efficacy in predicting solutions to poverty

Sociological Focus

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 381-395

  Bradley, Christopher ^a   Cole, Dennis J ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Owens Community College   (United States)

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EID: 85010550852     PISSN: 00380237     EISSN: 21621128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2002.10570710     Document Type: Article

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