A Reunion for Approach-Avoidance Motivation and Social Comparison

Handbook of Approach and Avoidance Motivation

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 585-600

  Suls, Jerry ^a   Wheeler, Ladd ^b  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 85145827944     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203888148-77     Document Type: Chapter

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