Self-verification 360°: Illuminating the light and dark sides

Self and Identity

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 131-146

  North, Rebecca J ^a   Swann Jr , William B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Happiness; Self acceptance; Self esteem; Self verification; Self views

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249138453     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298860802501516     Document Type: Article

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