Abstract construal levels attenuate state self-esteem reactivity

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 861-864

  Vess, Matthew ^a   Arndt, Jamie ^b   Schlegel, Rebecca J ^c  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construal levels; Self esteem reactivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955141018     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2011.02.014     Document Type: Article

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