Moderators of the adaptiveness of self-enhancement: Operationalization, motivational domain, adjustment facet, and evaluator

2007/12/06 by Aliye Kurt, Delroy L. Paulhus · 2 citations
Psychology · #Behavioral Health and Interventions #Big Five personality traits #Facet (psychology) #Happiness #Interpersonal communication #Operationalization #Optimism, Hope, and Well-being #Personality #Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research #Psychology #Social comparison theory #Social psychology #Subjective well-being #Trait

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2007.11.005

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