Themes of Agency and Communion in Significant Autobiographical Scenes

Journal of Personality

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 339-377

  McAdams, Dan P ^a   Hoffman, Barry J ^b   Mansfield, Elizabeth D ^a   Day, Rodney ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0030546139     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.1996.tb00514.x     Document Type: Article

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