Approach and Avoidance Motivation Across Cultures

Handbook of Approach and Avoidance Motivation

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 557-570

  Hamamura, Takeshi ^a   Heine, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 85145852720     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203888148-73     Document Type: Chapter

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