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International Journal of Social Psychology
Revista de Psicología Social
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Research Papers / Artículos de Investigación

Development and validation of the Measure of Initial Attraction (MIA) / Elaboración y validación de la Medida de Atracción Inicial (MAI)

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Pages 532-562 | Received 24 Aug 2012, Accepted 29 May 2013, Published online: 15 Dec 2014

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