Beliefs about Alcohol and the College Experience, Locus of Self, and College Undergraduates’ Drinking Patterns*
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عنوان ژورنال: Sociological Inquiry
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0038-0245
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682x.2011.00387.x