Accountability as a deterrent to self-enhancement: The search for mechanisms.

2002/09/01 by Constantine Sedikides, Kenneth C. Herbst, Deletha P. Hardin +1 · 2 citations
Psychology · #Accountability #Behavioral Health and Interventions #Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion #Identity, Memory, and Therapy #Law #Political science #Psychology #Social psychology

paper · doi:10.1037/0022-3514.83.3.592

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