When does contact with successful ingroup members change self-stereotypes? A longitudinal study comparing the effect of quantity vs. quality of contact with successful individuals

Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 203-211

  Asgari, Shaki ^a   Dasgupta, Nilanjana ^b   Cote, Nicole Gilbert ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Implicit gender stereotypes; Leadership; Self concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955879986     PISSN: 18649335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1864-9335/a000028     Document Type: Article

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