The dark side of ambiguous discrimination: How state self-esteem moderates emotional and behavioural responses to ambiguous and unambiguous discrimination

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 155-174

  Cihangir, Sezgin ^a   Barreto, Manuela ^b   Ellemers, Naomi ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Centre for Social Research and Intervention   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROL; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF CONCEPT; STEREOTYPING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952778484     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466609X425869     Document Type: Article

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