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A. (year) . Title of book. Location: Publisher.  \nRobinson, D. N. (1992) . Social discourse and moral judgment. San Diego, CA:  \nAcademic Press.  \nE‐Books:  \nAuthor, A. A. (year) . Title of book. Retrieved from URL (or doi number)  \nShotton, M. A. (1989). Computer addiction? A study of computer dependency.  \nRetrieved from [http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/html/index.asp](http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/html/index.asp)  \nSchiraldi, G. R. (2001) . The post traumatic stress disorder sourcebook: A guide to  \nhealing, recovery, and growth. doi: 10.1036/0071393722  \nBook Chapter:  \nAuthor, A. A. (year) . Chapter title. In author, Book Title (pp.xx‐xx) . Location: Publisher.  \nO’Neil, J. M., & Egan, J. (1992) . Men’s and women’s gender role journeys: Metaphor  \nfor healing, transition, and transformation. In B.R. Wainrib (Ed.), Gender  \nissues across the life cycle (pp. 107‐123) . New York, NY: Springer.  \nFor additional help see the APA libguide at: [http://libguides.library.kent.edu/apa](http://libguides.library.kent.edu/apa)  \nCiting Print Journal/Magazine/Newspaper Articles:  \nArticle from a journal that uses continuous pagination (each issue startson the page where the last stopped):  \nAuthor, A. A. (year) . Title of article. Title of Journal, vol \\#, pp‐pp.  \nKernis, M. H. (1993) . There’s more to self‐esteem than whether it is high or low: The importance of stability of self‐esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65, 1190‐1204.  \nArticle from a journal that does not use continuous pagination (each issue starts on page 1):  \nAuthor, A. A. (year) . Title of article. Title of Journal, vol \\# (issue \\#), pp‐pp.  \nKlimoski, R., & Palmer, S. (1993) . The ADA and the hiring process in organizations.  \nConsulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 45(2), 10‐36.  \nMagazine article:  \nAuthor, A. A. (year, month) . Title of article. Title of Magazine, vol \\#(issue\\#), pp‐pp.  \nChamberlin, J., Novotney, A., Packard, E., & Price, M. (2008, May). Enhancing worker well‐being: Occupational health psychologists convene to share their research on work, stress, and health. Monitor on Psychology, 39(5), 26‐29.  \nNewspaper article:  \nAuthor, A. A. (year, month day) . Title of article. Title of Newspaper, pp‐pp.  \nSchwartz, J. (1993, September 30). Obesity affects economic, social status. The Washington Post, pp. A1, A4 .  \nCiting Electronic Journals/Magazines/Newspaper Articles:  \nBefore you cite an electronic article you need to know if the electronic article has a DOI (digital object identifier) .  \nIf the article does have a DOI follow the examples for citing a print source and add the doi information at the end of the citation.  \nHerbst‐Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005) . Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24, 225‐229. doi:10.1037/0278‐6133.24.2.225  \nStultz, J. (2006). Integrating exposure therapy and analytic therapy in trauma treatment. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 76, 482‐488. doi:  \n10.1037/0002‐9432.76.4.482  \nIf the article does not have a DOI give the URL of the  \njournal/magazine/newspaper homepage. (You may need to do a web search to find this information) .  \nClay, R. (2008, June) . Science vs. ideology: Psychologists fight back about the misuse of research. Monitor on Psychology, 39(6) . Retrieved from [https://www.apa.org/monitor](https://www.apa.org/monitor)  \nHager, M. H. (2007) . Therapeutic diet order writing: Current issues and considerations. Topics in Clinical Nutrition, 22(1), 28‐36. Retrieved from [http://www.topicsinclinicalnutrition.com](http://www.topicsinclinicalnutrition.com)  \nInternet Sources:  \nWeb Page:  \nAuthor, A. A. (date of last update) . Site title. 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