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Toward a self‐evaluation maintenance model of social behavior

Tesser, Abraham·1988·Advances in Experimental Social Psychology

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Authors: Tesser, A.
Affiliations: University of Georgia (US)
Corresponding author: Tesser, Abraham
Venue: Advances in Experimental Social Psychology
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 1988
Pages: 181-227
ISSN: 0065-2601 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2601(08)60227-0
OpenAlex: W1703134475
Cited by: 1,878
References: 97
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FWCI: 99.68
Type: book chapter
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Advances in experimental social psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Keywords: social behavior, social comparison, self-theory, performance quality, reflection process, comparison processes, model fit

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