Self-esteem discrepancies and defensive reactions to social feedback

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 174-183

  Schröder Abé, Michela ^a   Rudolph, Almut ^a   Wiesner, Anja ^b   Schütz, Astrid ^a  

^a CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

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EID: 34247624581     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590601068134     Document Type: Article

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