The interplay among stereotypes, performance-avoidance goals, and women's math performance expectations

Sex Roles

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 287-296

  Smith, Jessi L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement goals; Gender differences; Mathematics; Performance expectations; Stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746392285     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-9345-z     Document Type: Article

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