Too many of a good thing? The effects of multiple motivations on stress, cost, fulfillment, and satisfaction

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 732-743

  Kiviniemi, Marc T ^a   Snyder, Mark ^b   Omoto, Allen M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 23044534608     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167202289003     Document Type: Article

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