Interpersonal consequences of seeking self-esteem

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1587-1598

  Park, Lora E ^a,b   Crocker, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Contingencies of self worth; Ego threat; Interpersonal relationships; Person perception; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 27644557686     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167205277206     Document Type: Article

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