How the adoption of impression management goals alters impression formation

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1543-1554

  Gibson, Bryan ^a   Poposki, Elizabeth M ^b  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

impression formation; impression management; interaction goals; self presentation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PERSONALITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649881429     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167210385008     Document Type: Article

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