A stereotype boost or choking under pressure? Positive gender stereotypes and men who are low in domain identification

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-63

  Smith, Jessi L ^a,b   Johnson, Camille S ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645999385     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp2801_5     Document Type: Article

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