The pursuit of self-esteem: Contingencies of self-worth and self-regulation

Journal of Personality

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1749-1772

  Crocker, Jennifer ^a   Brook, Amara T ^a,b   Niiya, Yu ^a   Villacorta, Mark ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 33750693004     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2006.00427.x     Document Type: Article

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