Social Stigma and Self-Esteem: Situational Construction of Self-Worth

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-107

  Crocker, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0033475913     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jesp.1998.1369     Document Type: Article

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