Soliciting unfavourable social comparison: Effects of self-criticism

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 545-556

  Santor, Darcy A ^a   Yazbek, Aimée A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression vulnerability; Self criticism; Social comparison; Threats to self worth; Unfavourable feedback

Indexed keywords

EID: 30844460999     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2005.06.029     Document Type: Article

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