Relational self-construal moderates the link between goal coherence and well-being

Self and Identity

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-61

  Gore, Jonathan S ^a   Cross, Susan E ^b  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Goal Coherence; Psychological well being; Relational self construal

Indexed keywords

EID: 75249106342     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298860802605861     Document Type: Article

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