Creating hostility and conflict: Effects of entitlement and self-image goals

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 448-452

  Moeller, Scott J ^a   Crocker, Jennifer ^a   Bushman, Brad J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conflict; Entitlement; Goals; Hostility; Interpersonal problems; Narcissism; Relationships; Self defeating behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 64049096344     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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