Anxious Uncertainty and Reactive Approach Motivation (RAM)

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 133-147

  McGregor, Ian ^a   Nash, Kyle ^a   Mann, Nikki ^a   Phills, Curtis E ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

anxiety; approach motivation; ideals; threat; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ANXIETY; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL VALUES; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953893771     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019701     Document Type: Article

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