Social norms and identity relevance: A motivational approach to normative behavior

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1295-1309

  Christensen, P Niels ^a,e   Rothgerber, Hank ^b   Wood, Wendy ^c   Matz, David C ^d  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AUGSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^e RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Descriptive; Identity; Injunctive; Norms; Self

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION;

AFFECT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 4644319930     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167204264480     Document Type: Review

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