The effect of within- and between-group comparisons on self-motivation for identification with a group /

Two studies investigated self-related motives for identifying with groups. Individual social comparisons and group-based social comparisons are identified as two processes through which people identify with groups to elevate their self-concept. Individual downward social comparisons within a group s...

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Main Author:	Christensen, Peter Niels
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1999.
Subjects:	Major psychology.
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