Mental contrasting and the self-regulation of helping relations

Social Cognition

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 490-508

  Oettingen, Gabriele ^a   Stephens, Elizabeth J ^b   Mayer, Doris ^b   Brinkmann, Babette ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 77955367505     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.2010.28.4.490     Document Type: Article

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