How Are Social Identities Linked to Self-Conception and Intergroup Orientation? The Moderating Effect of Implicit Theories

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1147-1160

  Hong, Ying Yi ^a   Chan, Gloria ^b   Chiu, Chi Yue ^a   Wong, Rosanna Y M ^c   Hansen, Ian G ^d   Lee, Sau Lai ^e   Tong, Yuk Yue ^f   Fu, Ho Ying ^g  

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

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e Carnegie Mellon University   (United States)

^f Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^g NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHARACTER; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHARACTER; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0347622604     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.85.6.1147     Document Type: Review

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