Basking in projected glory: The role of subjective temporal distance in future self-appraisal

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 342-353

  Wilson, Anne E ^a   Buehler, Roger ^a   Lawford, Heather ^a   Schmidt, Colin ^a   Yong, An Gie ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84858186130     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.1863     Document Type: Article

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