Contingent self-worth and social information processing: Cognitive associations between domain performance and social relations

Social Cognition

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 847-866

  VanDellen, Michelle R ^a   Hoy, Melanie B ^b   Hoyle, Rick H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 73849109350     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.2009.27.6.847     Document Type: Article

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