Self-esteem, compensatory self-enhancement, and the consideration of health risk

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 954-965

  Boney McCoy, Sue ^a   Gibbons, Frederick X ^b   Gerrard, Meg ^b  

^a EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033245635     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01461672992511004     Document Type: Article

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