Methodological choice and its consequences for possible selves research

Identity

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 251-271

  Packard, Becky Wai Ling ^a   Conway, Paul F ^b  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

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EID: 33747164996     PISSN: 15283488     EISSN: 1532706X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s1532706xid0603_3     Document Type: Article

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