Reasserting the Self: Blocking Self-verifying Behavior Triggers Compensatory Self-verification

Self and Identity

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-84

  Brooks, Matthew L ^a   Swann Jr , William B ^a   Mehta, Pranjal H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Assertiveness; Compensation; Ego depletion; Identity; Self; Self verification

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650403047     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298861003593575     Document Type: Article

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