The frequency of temporal-self and social comparisons in people's personal appraisals

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 928-942

  Wilson, Anne E ^a   Ross, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; TIME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034185732     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.78.5.928     Document Type: Article

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