Glowing praise and the envious gaze: Social dilemmas surrounding the public recognition of achievement

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 119-130

  Exline, Julie Juola ^a   Single, Peg Boyle ^b   Lobel, Marci ^c   Geyer, Anne L ^d  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 5644235647     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp2602&3_2     Document Type: Article

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