Comparison based satisfaction: Contrast and empathy

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 673-703

  Brandstätter, Eduard ^a  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

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EID: 0034257799     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-0992(200009/10)30:5<673::AID-EJSP14>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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