Need threat can motivate performance after ostracism

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 690-702

  Jamieson, Jeremy P ^a   Harkins, Stephen G ^b   Williams, Kipling D ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Mere effort; Motivation; Ostracism; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

AROUSAL; COGNITION; FEMALE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 77952297560     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167209358882     Document Type: Article

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