Self-symbols as implicit motivators

Social Cognition

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 579-600

  Holland, Rob W ^a   Wennekers, Annemarie M ^a   Bijlstra, Gijsbert ^a   Jongenelen, Maaike M ^a   Van Knippenberg, Ad ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 69149106491     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.2009.27.4.579     Document Type: Article

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