The impact of reminiscence on socially active elderly women's reactions to social comparisons

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 225-236

  Reis Bergan, Monica ^a   Gibbons, Frederick X ^b   Gerrard, Meg ^b   Ybema, Jan F ^b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034257511     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324834BASP2203_9     Document Type: Article

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