The trouble with change: Self-Verification and Allegiance to the Self

Psychological Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 177-180

  Swann Jr , William B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0345791812     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.1997.tb00407.x     Document Type: Article

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