Applying a social identity paradigm to examine the relationship between men's self-esteem and their attitudes toward men and women

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 111-126

  Maltby, John ^a   Day, Liza ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes toward men; Gender role; Self esteem; Social identity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 0037313681     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540309598434     Document Type: Article

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