Self- and Other-presentational styles in the Southern and Northern United States: An analysis of personal ads

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 435-445

  Lun, Janetta ^a   Mesquita, Batja ^b   Smith, Benjamin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 79959204473     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.804     Document Type: Article

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