The effect of self-esteem on persistance toward goals

Previous research has indicated that high self-esteem persons persist more than low self-esteem persons after failure. A study was conducted to test the hypothesis that this finding would be reversed when people have the opportunity to pursue alternate goals in the face of failure. After receivi...

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Main Author: Di Paula, Adam W.
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4896