Humble beginnings: Current trends, state perspectives, and hallmarks of humility

Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 819-833

  Chancellor, Joseph ^a   Lyubomirsky, Sonja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84887037786     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/spc3.12069     Document Type: Article

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