The ups and downs of thinking about a successful other: Self construals and the consequences of social comparisons

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 311-320

  Kemmelmeier, Markus ^a   Oyserman, Daphna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035324782     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.47     Document Type: Article

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