The emotional impact of ambivalent sexism: Forecasts versus real experiences

Sex Roles

Volumn 62, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 520-531

  Bosson, Jennifer K ^a   Pinel, Elizabeth C ^b   Vandello, Joseph A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective forecasting; Benevolent sexism; Coping; Hostile sexism; Recovery

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952423527     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-009-9664-y     Document Type: Article

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