Concealable stigmas and positive self-Perceptions: Feeling better around similar others

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 909-922

  Frable, Deborrah E S ^a   Platt, Linda ^b   Hoey, Steve ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BOSTON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STEREOTYPING; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0032040064     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.74.4.909     Document Type: Article

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