Thine Own Self: True Self-Concept Accessibility and Meaning in Life

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 473-490

  Schlegel, Rebecca J ^a   Hicks, Joshua A ^a   Arndt, Jamie ^a   King, Laura A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive accessibility; meaning in life; self concept; true self

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749093961     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014060     Document Type: Article

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