The implicit power motive and sociosexuality in men and women: Pancultural effects of responsibility

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 380-394

  Hofer, Jan ^a   Busch, Holger ^a   Bond, Michael Harris ^b   Campos, Domingo ^c   Li, Ming ^d   Law, Ruby ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^d HENAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Culture; Need for power; Responsibility; Sociosexuality; Traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955329791     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020053     Document Type: Article

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