The reflected best self field experiment with adolescent leaders: Exploring the psychological resources associated with feedback source and valence

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 331-348

  Spreitzer, Gretchen ^a   Stephens, John Paul ^b   Sweetman, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedback; LIWC; Positive; Reflected Best Self; Self development; Strengths

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349646259     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760902992340     Document Type: Article

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