Social ostracism and group motivation gain

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 736-746

  Kerr, Norbert L ^a   Seok, Dong Heon ^b   Poulsen, Joan R ^c   Harris, David W ^a   Messé, Lawrence A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Daegu University   (South Korea)

^c Department Of Cybersecurity   (United States)

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EID: 46849108931     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.499     Document Type: Article

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