Self-esteem, construal, and comparisons with the self, friends, and peers

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 252-261

  Suls, Jerry ^a   Lemos, Katherine ^b   Stewart, H Lockett ^b  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; RANDOMIZATION; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0036481646     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.82.2.252     Document Type: Article

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