Indirectly Measured Self-esteem Predicts Gaze Avoidance

Self and Identity

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-43

  Vandromme, Heleen ^a   Hermans, Dirk ^a   Spruyt, Adriaan ^b  

^a Heleen Vandromme   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gaze behavior; Indirect attitudes; Predictive validity; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650380250     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298860903512149     Document Type: Article

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