Study of some determinants of social comparison strategies using a new methodological tool: Towards a dynamic approach

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 981-999

  Monteil, Jean Marc ^a   Michinov, Nicolas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^b NONE

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EID: 0040240045     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0992(199611)26:6<981::AID-EJSP801>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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