Everyday conceptions of modesty: A prototype analysis

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 978-992

  Gregg, Aiden P ^a   Hart, Claire M ^a   Sedikides, Constantine ^a   Kumashiro, Madoka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Humility; Modesty; Prototype analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHARACTER; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL VALUES; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44849114726     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167208316734     Document Type: Article

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