The impact of competition on intrinsic motivation and creativity: Considering gender, gender segregation and gender role orientation

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1273-1289

  Conti, Regina ^a   Collins, Mary Ann ^b   Picariello, Martha L ^c  

^a Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^b SPRING HILL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's artwork; Competition; Creativity; Gender; Gender role; Gender segregation; Intrinsic motivation; Masculinity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035605277     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(00)00217-8     Document Type: Article

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