Expectations of consistency about the self: Consequences for self-concept formation

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 569-585

  McConnell, Allen R ^a   Rydell, Robert J ^a   Leibold, Jill M ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036873582     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1031(02)00504-8     Document Type: Article

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