The effects of ideal-real self discrepancy and irrational belief on self acceptance

Japanese Journal of Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 315-321

  Arai, Sachiko ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ideal self; Irrational belief; Real self; Self acceptance; Self discrepancy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0035495382     PISSN: 00215236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4992/jjpsy.72.315     Document Type: Article

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