Self-Affirmation in Occupational Training: Effects on the Math Performance of French Women Nurses under Stereotype Threat

Sex Roles

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 43-57

  Taillandier Schmitt, Anne ^a   Esnard, Catherine ^b   Mokounkolo, René ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Gender; Math performance; Occupational training; Self affirmation; Stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861736572     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-012-0157-z     Document Type: Article

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