Self-ambivalence and reactions to success versus failure

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 547-560

  Riketta, Michael ^a,b   Ziegler, René ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34249741688     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.376     Document Type: Article

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