Better than better-than-average (or not): Elevated and depressed self-evaluations following unfavorable social comparisons
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Better Than Better-Than-Average (or Not): Elevated and Depressed Self-evaluations Following Unfavorable Social Comparisons
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عنوان ژورنال: Self and Identity
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1529-8868,1529-8876
DOI: 10.1080/15298860500380551