Task engagement after mortality salience: The effects of creativity, conformity and connectedness on worldview defence

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 477-487

  Routledge, Clay ^a   Arndt, Jamie ^a   Sheldon, Kennon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 9344263445     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.209     Document Type: Article

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