Whose self is it anyway? Self-aspect control moderates the relation between self-complexity and well-being

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-18

  McConnell, Allen R ^a   Renaud, Jeanette M ^b   Dean, Kristy K ^c   Green, Sharin P ^a   Lamoreaux, Marika J ^a   Hall, Carrie E ^a   Rydell, Robert J ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 10944234858     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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