Why Do Dominant Personalities Attain Influence in Face-to-Face Groups? The Competence-Signaling Effects of Trait Dominance

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 491-503

  Anderson, Cameron ^a   Kilduff, Gavin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

competence; dominance; influence; power; status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60749087949     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014201     Document Type: Article

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