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International Journal of Social Psychology
Revista de Psicología Social
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Research Article

The competitive dimension of comparative optimism / La dimensión competitiva del optimismo comparativo

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Pages 58-85 | Received 06 Sep 2017, Accepted 25 Oct 2018, Published online: 11 Dec 2018

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