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Biographical Description of Nearly a Half Century of Work on Self-Esteem

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Mruk, C. (2019). Mruk, Christopher J.. In: Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_2249-3

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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_2249-3

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