Comparison focus in intergroup comparisons: Who we compare to whom influences who we see as powerful and agentic

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1424-1435

  Bruckmüller, Susanne ^a   Abele, Andrea E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

communication; fundamental dimensions; intergroup comparison; normativity; power

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMUNICATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77957226174     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167210383581     Document Type: Article

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