New directions in social comparison research

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 467-475

  Buunk, Bram P ^a   Mussweiler, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 0035641880     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.77     Document Type: Article

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