Removing the Ego: Need Fulfillment, Self-Image Goals, and Self-Presentation

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Removing the Ego : Need Fulfillment, Self-Image Goals, and Self-Presentation. / Hadden, Benjamin W.; Øverup, Camilla S.; Knee, C. Raymond.

In: Self and Identity, Vol. 13, No. 3, 05.2014, p. 274-293.

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Harvard

Hadden, BW, Øverup, CS & Knee, CR 2014, 'Removing the Ego: Need Fulfillment, Self-Image Goals, and Self-Presentation', Self and Identity, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 274-293. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2013.815398

APA

Hadden, B. W., Øverup, C. S., & Knee, C. R. (2014). Removing the Ego: Need Fulfillment, Self-Image Goals, and Self-Presentation. Self and Identity, 13(3), 274-293. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2013.815398

Vancouver

Hadden BW, Øverup CS, Knee CR. Removing the Ego: Need Fulfillment, Self-Image Goals, and Self-Presentation. Self and Identity. 2014 May;13(3):274-293. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2013.815398

Author

Hadden, Benjamin W. ; Øverup, Camilla S. ; Knee, C. Raymond. / Removing the Ego : Need Fulfillment, Self-Image Goals, and Self-Presentation. In: Self and Identity. 2014 ; Vol. 13, No. 3. pp. 274-293.

Bibtex

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