Interpersonal correlates of the tendency to seek help in the situation of indebtedness in healthy people and in patients with impaired mobility, related to chronic disorders of the locomotor system – Pilot study (original) (raw)
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Psychometric Properties of the Indebtedness Scale (IS-R) in Spanish University Students
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Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2010
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Health effects of indebtedness: a systematic review
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