Self-Promotion as a Risk Factor for Women: The Costs and Benefits of Counterstereotypical Impression Management

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 629-645

  Rudman, Laurie A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL SELECTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS;

EID: 0032014451     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.74.3.629     Document Type: Article

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