Ascribing advantages to social comparison targets

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-117

  Shepperd, James A ^a   Taylor, Kevin M ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

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EID: 85047668697     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324834BA210203     Document Type: Article

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