The self-importance of moral identity

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1423-1440

  Aquino, Karl ^b   Americus II, Reed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0039484650     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.83.6.1423     Document Type: Article

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