Motivations to Identify With Social Groups: A Look at Their Positive and Negative Consequences

Group Dynamics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-127

  Amiot, Catherine E ^a   Sansfaçon, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Motivations to identify; Self determination theory; Social identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958722081     PISSN: 10892699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023158     Document Type: Article

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