Death? Be proud! The ironic effects of terror salience on implicit self-esteem

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 494-507

  Gurari, Inbal ^a   Strube, Michael J ^a   Hetts, John J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 60049083990     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00448.x     Document Type: Article

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