On seeing clearly and thriving: Interpersonal perspicacity as adaptive (not depressive) realism (or where three theories meet)

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 542-564

  Joiner Jr , Thomas E ^a   Kistner, Janet A ^a   Stellrecht, Nadia E ^a   Merrill, Katherine A ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33744953294     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: 07367236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2006.25.5.542     Document Type: Article

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