A regulatory focus perspective on reputational concerns: The impact of prevention-focused self-regulation

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 932-942

  Pfattheicher, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Prevention focus; Regulatory focus; Reputation; Social presence; Watching eyes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945446079     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-015-9501-2     Document Type: Article

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