Collective self-verification among members of a naturally occurring group: Possible antecedents and long-term consequences

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-115

  Chen, Serena ^a   Taylor, Lindsay Shaw ^a   Jeung, Kevin Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33745966278     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp2802_1     Document Type: Review

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