Sex differences in the emergence of leadership during competitions within and between groups

Psychological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 854-858

  Van Vugt, Mark ^a   Spisak, Brian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GAME; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54049148254     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02168.x     Document Type: Article

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