Contingent self-worth and self-handicapping: Do incremental theorists protect self-esteem?

Self and Identity

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 276-297

  Niiya, Yu ^a   Brook, Amara T ^b   Crocker, Jennifer ^c  

^a HOSEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Contingent self worth; Incremental theory of intelligence; Self esteem; Self handicapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953310350     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298860903054233     Document Type: Article

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