The self-esteem motive: Positive and negative consequences for self and society

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

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 397-406

  Owens, Timothy J ^a   McDavitt, Alyson R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203759745     Document Type: Chapter

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