Stereotype threat, state anxiety, and specific self-efficacy as predictors of promotion exam performance

Group and Organization Management

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-107

  Chung, Beth G ^a   Ehrhart, Mark G ^a   Ehrhart, Karen Holcombe ^a   Hattrup, Keith ^a   Solamon, Jerry ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b City of Atlanta   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Self efficacy; Stereotype threat; Test performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 75749130241     PISSN: 10596011     EISSN: 15523993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059601109354839     Document Type: Article

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