Connecting the horizontal dimension of social comparison with self-worth and self-confidence

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 795-803

  Locke, Kenneth D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Agentic; Communal; Self worth; Social comparison; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 18844364751     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167204271634     Document Type: Article

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