Social value orientation and cooperation in social dilemmas: A review and conceptual model

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 453-480

  Bogaert, Sandy ^a   Boone, Christophe ^a   Declerck, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; COOPERATION; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RECREATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL VALUES; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 54149117237     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466607X244970     Document Type: Review

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