The Impact of Positive Mood on Trust in Interpersonal and Intergroup Interactions

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 420-433

  Lount Jr , Robert B ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

discontinuity effect; distrust; intergroup behavior; positive mood; trust

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; TRUST;

ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; MALE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TRUST;

EID: 77649178048     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017344     Document Type: Article

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