Self-Determination and Social Comparison in a Health-Promotion Setting

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-33

  Bailis, Daniel S ^a   Segall, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 2442503506     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp2601_3     Document Type: Article

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