"Is that all there is?" Possible selves, self-change, and weight loss

Social Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 109-126

  Granberg, Ellen ^a,b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 33747054854     PISSN: 01902725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019027250606900201     Document Type: Article

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