When negative stereotypic expectancies turn into challenge or threat: The moderating role of regulatory focus

Swiss Journal of Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 163-168

  Keller, Johannes ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Challenge; Gender differences; Regulatory focus; Stereotype threat; Test performance; Verbal ability

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548388433     PISSN: 14210185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1421-0185.66.3.163     Document Type: Article

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