Perceptions of singles and single parents: A laboratory experiment

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1329-1352

  Eby, Lillian T ^a,c   Allen, Tammy D ^b   Noble, Carrie L ^a   Lockwoood, Angie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

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EID: 8744249314     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb02009.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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