A model of egoistical relative deprivation.

1976/03/01 by Faye J. Crosby, Faye Crosby · 1,427 citations
Psychology · #Identity, Memory, and Therapy #Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction #Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research #Psychology #Relative deprivation #Social psychology

paper · doi:10.1037/0033-295x.83.2.85

published in Psychological Review 83(2), 85-113 (American Psychological Association)

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