Making diamonds out of coal: The role of authenticity in healthy (optimal) self-esteem and psychological functioning

Self-Esteem Issues and Answers: A Sourcebook of Current Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 132-140

  Goldman, Brian M ^a  

^a CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203759745     Document Type: Chapter

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