Attempting to improve the academic performance of struggling college students by bolstering their self-esteem: An intervention that backfired

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 447-459

  Forsyth, Donelson R ^a   Lawrence, Natalie K ^b   Burnette, Jeni L ^a   Baumeister, Roy F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35648968541     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2007.26.4.447     Document Type: Article

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