Self-perceptions of reactions to doing well or poorly: The roles of stability and level of self-esteem

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 845-854

  Kernis, Michael H ^a   Greenier, Keegan D ^a   Herlocker, Caryn E ^a   Whisenhunt, Connie R ^a   Abend, Teresa A ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0031161333     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(96)00263-2     Document Type: Article

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