Stereotype threat: Antecedents and consequences for working women

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 151-161

  Von Hippel, Courtney ^a   Issa, Mona ^b   Ma, Roslyn ^c   Stokes, Abby ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 79951820084     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.749     Document Type: Article

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