Among friends? An examination of friendship and the self-serving bias

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 229-239

  Campbell, W Keith ^a   Sedikides, Constantine ^b   Reeder, Glenn D ^c   Elliot, Andrew J ^d  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OHIO; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL FACILITATION;

EID: 0012912636     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466600164444     Document Type: Article

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