Pride, personality, and the evolutionary foundations of human social status

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 334-347

  Cheng, Joey T ^a   Tracy, Jessica L ^a   Henrich, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Authentic pride; Dominance; Hubristic pride; Prestige; Social status

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955574859     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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