The role of the big five personality dimensions in the direction and affective consequences of everyday social comparisons

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1498-1508

  Olson, Bradley D ^a   Evans, David L ^b  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033475381     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01461672992510006     Document Type: Review

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