You're OK, I'm OK: The self-presentation of affective reactions to deprivation

Social Justice Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 361-374

  Olson, James M ^a   Hafer, Carolyn L ^b   Couzens, April ^c   Kramins, Inese ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c University of Western Ontario ^*

Author keywords

Perceived injustice; Relative deprivation; Resentment; Self presentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 12144278808     PISSN: 08857466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007623026727     Document Type: Article

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