Combating stereotype threat: The effect of self-affirmation on women's intellectual performance

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 236-243

  Martens, Andy ^a   Johns, Michael ^a   Greenberg, Jeff ^a   Schimel, Jeff ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Math; Self affirmation; Spatial rotation; Stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 32044455836     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2005.04.010     Document Type: Article

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