Processes by which confidence (vs. doubt) influences the self

Handbook of the Uncertain Self

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 13-35

  Briñol, Pablo ^a   DeMarree, Kenneth G ^b   Petty, Richard E ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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