A meta-analytic review of the relation between self-esteem level and self-esteem instability

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 243-246

  Okada, Ryo ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Self esteem instability; Self esteem level; Sociometer theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052218742     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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