Avoidance personal goals and subjective well-being

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 915-927

  Elliot, Andrew J ^a   Sheldon, Kennon M ^a,b   Church, Marcy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 0031486008     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167297239001     Document Type: Article

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