Power in group contexts: The influence of group status on promotion and prevention decision making

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 238-254

  Scheepers, Daan ^a   Ellemers, Naomi ^a   Sassenberg, Kai ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GOALS; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878623175     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: 20448309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.2011.02063.x     Document Type: Article

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