The integrated self-discrepancy index: A reliable and valid measure of self-discrepancies

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 245-253

  Hardin, Erin E ^a   Lakin, Jessica L ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DREW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTEGRATED SELF DISCREPANCY INDEX; MALE; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PHOBIA; THEORETICAL STUDY; AFFECT; PERSONALITY; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68549130648     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890902794291     Document Type: Article

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