Retraction of No pain, no gain: The conditions under which upward comparisons lead to better performance [Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92, (2007), 1051-1067] DOI:10.1037/0022-3514.92.6.1051;No Pain, No Gain: The Conditions Under Which Upward Comparisons Lead to Better Performance

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1051-1067

  Johnson, Camille S ^a   Stapel, Diederik A ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

motivation; performance; self affirmation; self evaluations; social comparison

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 34547396454     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029731     Document Type: Erratum

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