Do people need self-esteem? Comment on Pyszczynski et al. (2004)

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 469-472

  Crocker, Jennifer ^a,c   Nuer, Noah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Learning as Leadership Inc   (United States)

^c Institute for Social Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AWARENESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AWARENESS; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 2442449283     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.130.3.469     Document Type: Article

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