Gossip and the self

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1818-1833

  Watson, David C ^a  

^a MACEWAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 79960281190     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00772.x     Document Type: Article

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