Would you drink after a stranger? The influence of self-presentational motives on willingness to take a health risk

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1092-1100

  Martin, Kathleen A ^a   Leary, Mark R ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033240773     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01461672992512003     Document Type: Article

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