The role of referent and expert power in mutual help

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 303-324

  Salem, Deborah A ^a   Reischl, Thomas M ^b   Gallacher, Fiona ^b   Randall, Katie Weaver ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Expert power; Mental health; Mutual help; Referent power; Schizophrenia; Self help; Social power

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF HELP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 0034207962     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005101320639     Document Type: Article

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