Self-esteem regulation in threatening social comparison: The roles of belief in a just world and self-efficacy

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-76

  Bègue, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Just world; Self esteem; Self efficacy; Social comparison; Threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 13744255863     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2005.33.1.69     Document Type: Article

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