The meaning maintenance model: On the coherence of social motivations

Personality and Social Psychology Review

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 88-110

  Heine, Steven J ^a   Proulx, Travis ^a   Vohs, Kathleen D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 33646821732     PISSN: 10888683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327957pspr1002_1     Document Type: Article

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