The fantasized self and life-span development;Das phantasierte Selbst und seine bedeutung für die entwicklung über die lebensspanne

Zeitschrift fur Sozialpsychologie

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 76-91

  Oettingen, Gabriele ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Action; Expectation; Fantasy; Life span development; Optimism, self; Thinking about the future

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031517894     PISSN: 00443514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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