The psychological trade-offs of goal investment

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 617-630

  Pomerantz, Eva M ^a   Saxon, Jill L ^a   Oishi, Shigehiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0034303247     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.79.4.617     Document Type: Article

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