The self-regulation of goal pursuit

Motivational Analyses of Social Behavior: Building on Jack Brehm's Contributions to Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 225-244

  Oettingen, Gabriele ^a   Bulgarella, Caterina ^a   Henderson, Marlone ^a   Gollwitzer, Peter M ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33745796673     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410610089     Document Type: Chapter

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