Goal Striving within agentic and communal roles: Separate but functionally similar pathways to enhanced well-being

Journal of Personality

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 415-448

  Sheldon, Kennon M ^a   Cooper, M Lynne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 43049092636     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2008.00491.x     Document Type: Article

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