The Moderating Effect of Self-Esteem in Reaction to Voice: Converging Evidence from Five Studies

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 394-407

  Brockner, Joel ^c   Siegel, Phyllis A ^d   Martin, Christopher ^a   Reed, Thomas ^b   Heuer, Larry ^d   Wiesenfeld, Batia ^d   Grover, Steven ^d   Bjorgvinsson, Svali ^d  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0032135170     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.75.2.394     Document Type: Article

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