Self-discrepancy and chronic social self-consciousness: Unique and interactive effects of gender and real-ought discrepancy

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 46, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 642-647

  Calogero, Rachel M ^a   Watson, Neill ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Ought self; Self consciousness; Self discrepancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 59749100263     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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