Power, defensive denigration, and the assuaging effect of gratitude expression

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 778-782

  Cho, Yeri ^a   Fast, Nathanael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Competence; Denigration; Gratitude expression; Power; Social worth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858078528     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2011.12.016     Document Type: Article

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