Dueling experiences and dual ambivalences: Emotional and motivational ambivalence of women in high status positions

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 105-121

  Fong, Christina T ^a   Tiedens, Larissa Z ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Ambivalence; Gender; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036254302     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015198209285     Document Type: Article

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