Spanish validation of the acceptance of modern myths about sexual aggression scale (AMMSA)
- López Megías, Jesús
- Romero Sánchez, Mónica
- Durán Segura, Mercedes
- Moya Morales, Miguel C.
- Bohner, Gerd
ISSN: 1138-7416
Año de publicación: 2011
Volumen: 14
Número: 2
Páginas: 912-925
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: The Spanish Journal of Psychology
Información de financiación
This research was supported by the Grant SEJ2007–65816-PSIC from the Spanish Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, and Grant P06-HUM-01437 from the Junta de Andalucía. During preparation of this manuscript, Gerd Bohner received funding from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Grant BO 1248/6-1). We are grateful to Prof. Hugo Carretero-Dios for his help in preparing this manuscript.Financiadores
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Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología
Spain
- P06-HUM-01437
- Junta de Andalucía Spain
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Germany
- BO 1248/6-1
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