Traits, motives, and depressive styles as reflections of agency and communion

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 563-577

  Saragovi, Carina ^a   Aubé, Jennifer ^b   Koestner, Richard ^a   Zuroff, David ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 23044532949     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167202288001     Document Type: Review

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