Will the real self-esteem please stand up? Toward an optimal understanding of the nature, functions, and sources of self-esteem

Psychological Inquiry

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-31

  Arndt, Jamie ^a   Schimel, Jeff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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