The relation between self-aspect congruence, personality and subjective well-being

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 183-191

  Pavot, William ^a   Fujita, Frank ^b   Diener, Ed ^c  

^a SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0031066720     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(96)00196-1     Document Type: Article

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