Self-enhancement versus self-verification: Physiological and self-report responses to status dissonance

Advances in Group Processes

Volumn 29, Issue , 2012, Pages 201-223

  Civettini, Nicole H W ^a  

^a WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Impostor phenomenon; Impostor syndrome; Self enhancement; Self verification; Status; Status dissonance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885465561     PISSN: 08826145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S0882-6145(2012)0000029010     Document Type: Article

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