Motivated self-stereotyping: Heightened assimilation and differentiation needs result in increased levels of positive and negative self-stereotyping

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 543-561

  Pickett, Cynthia L ^a   Bonner, Bryan L ^b   Coleman, Jill M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b University of Illinois ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0036547486     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037//0022-3514.82.4.543     Document Type: Article

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