Why do people need self-esteem? Converging evidence that self-esteem serves an anxiety-buffering function.

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• Publication year

  1992

• Venue

  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

• Publication date

  1992-12-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1037/0022-3514.63.6.913PMID 1460559
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