Developing and testing a Self-affirmation manipulation

Self and Identity

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-62

  Napper, Lucy ^a   Harris, Peter R ^a   Epton, Tracy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Defensiveness; Health risk; Information; Self affirmation; Self esteem; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149112216     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298860802079786     Document Type: Article

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