Self-fulfilling prophecies: Mechanisms, power, and links to social problems

Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 578-590

  Madon, Stephanie ^a   Willard, Jennifer ^b   Guyll, Max ^a   Scherr, Kyle C ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80054839844     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2011.00375.x     Document Type: Review

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