When being a model minority is good... and bad: Realistic threat explains negativity toward Asian Americans

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-89

  Maddux, William W ^a   Galinsky, Adam D ^b   Cuddy, Amy J C ^b   Polifroni, Mark ^c  

^a INSEAD   (France)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; Attitudes; Emotions; Model minorities; Prejudice; Realistic threat

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

AGGRESSION; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE; CHICAGO; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OHIO; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 36949031722     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167207309195     Document Type: Article

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