Strategies of self-regulation in goal attainment versus goal maintenance

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 628-648

  Brodscholl, Jeff C ^a   Kober, Hedy ^a   Higgins, E Tory ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 34547169421     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.380     Document Type: Article

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