Contingencies of self-worth

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 200-203

  Crocker, Jennifer ^a   Knight, Katherine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health; Motivation; Self esteem; Self regulation; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744554242     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0963-7214.2005.00364.x     Document Type: Article

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