Humility facilitates higher self-control

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue , 2016, Pages 30-39

  Tong, Eddie M W ^a   Tan, Kenny W T ^a   Chor, Agapera A B ^a   Koh, Emmeline P S ^a   Lee, Jehanne S Y ^a   Tan, Regina W Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Humility; Self Control; Self Esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943523110     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2015.09.008     Document Type: Article

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