The powerful disregard social comparison information

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 329-334

  Johnson, Camille S ^a   Lammers, Joris ^b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Power; Self evaluations; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

EID: 82655177971     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2011.10.010     Document Type: Article

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