Riding Other People's Coattails: Individuals With Low Self-Control Value Self-Control in Other People

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1031-1036

  Shea, Catherine T ^a   Davisson, Erin K ^a   Fitzsimons, Gráinne M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

interpersonal relationships; self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878802080     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797612464890     Document Type: Article

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