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The Journal of Psychology
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Volume 117, 1984 - Issue 2
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Attributional Style: Degree of Depression, Respondent's Sex, and Nature of the Attributional Event

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Pages 167-175 | Received 03 Apr 1984, Published online: 02 Jul 2010

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