Self-enhancement and self-protection: What they are and what they do

European Review of Social Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-48

  Alicke, Mark D ^a   Sedikides, Constantine ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70349207655     PISSN: 10463283     EISSN: 1479277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10463280802613866     Document Type: Article

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