The origins of deference: When do people prefer lower status?

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1077-1088

  Anderson, Cameron ^a   Willer, Robb ^a   Kilduff, Gavin J ^b   Brown, Courtney E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Defer; Hierarchy; Motives; Rank; Status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866786621     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027409     Document Type: Article

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