A regulatory focus model of self-evaluation

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1002-1009

  Leonardelli, Geoffrey J ^a   Lakin, Jessica L ^b   Arkin, Robert M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DREW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Regulatory focus theory; Self certainty; Self discrepancy theory; Self doubt; Self esteem; Self evaluation; Self motives

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848919874     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2006.10.021     Document Type: Article

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