Is the poor performance of self-worth protective students linked with social comparison goals?

Educational Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 471-490

  Thompson, Ted ^a   Perry, Zoe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

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EID: 21344473003     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410500045558     Document Type: Review

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