Consequences of Self-image and Compassionate Goals

Advances in Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 229-277

  Crocker, Jennifer ^a   Canevello, Amy ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Egosystem; Interpersonal goals; Relationships; Self image and compassionate goals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857210681     PISSN: 00652601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394286-9.00005-6     Document Type: Chapter

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