Lines in the sand: The role of motivated categorization in the pursuit of self-control goals

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 772-787

  Poynor, Cait ^a   Haws, Kelly L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58749115750     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/595581     Document Type: Article

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