Who do we tell and whom do we tell on? Gossip as a strategy for status enhancement

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1562-1577

  McAndrew, Francis T ^a   Bell, Emily K ^a,b   Garcia, Contitta Maria ^a,c  

^a KNOX COLLEGE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF LIVING   (United States)

^c NATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34250843787     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2007.00227.x     Document Type: Article

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