Reducing the tendency to self-handicap: The effect of self-affirmation

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 589-597

  Siegel, Phyllis A ^a   Scillitoe, Joanne ^b   Parks Yancy, Rochelle ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27144513261     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2004.11.004     Document Type: Article

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