The role of personality in defeat: A revised social rank model

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-79

  Sturman, Edward D ^a,b   Mongrain, Myriam ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Defeat; Depression; Neuroticism; Personality; Self criticism; Self efficacy; Social rank theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949153743     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.653     Document Type: Article

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