The influence of positive affect on the components of expectancy motivation

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1055-1067

  Erez, Amir ^a,c   Isen, Alice M ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; RANDOMIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0036987250     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.87.6.1055     Document Type: Article

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