Private gain, social strain: Do relationship factors shape responses to outperformance?

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 593-607

  Exline, Julie Juola ^b   Lobel, Marci ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035457304     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.79     Document Type: Article

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