What makes a hero? The impact of integrity on admiration and interpersonal judgment

Journal of Personality

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 323-355

  Schlenker, Barry R ^a,c   Weigold, Michael F ^a   Schlenker, Kristine A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROJECTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41449103922     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2007.00488.x     Document Type: Article

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