How a group goal may reduce social matching in group performance: Shifts in standards for determining a fair contribution of effort

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 73-86

  Leeuwen, Esther van ^a   Knippenberg, Daan van ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fair contribution of effort; Group goal; Group performance; Social matching

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; PEER GROUP; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; PEER GROUP; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0039484860     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540209603886     Document Type: Article

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