Anxiety, advice, and the ability to discern: Feeling anxious motivates individuals to seek and use advice

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 497-512

  Gino, Francesca ^a   Brooks, Alison Wood ^b   Schweitzer, Maurice E ^b  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Advice taking; Anxiety; Conflict of interest; Emotions; Self confidence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANXIETY; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863769696     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026413     Document Type: Article

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