I Am My (High-Power) Role: Power and Role Identification

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 898-910

  Joshi, Priyanka D ^a   Fast, Nathanael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

identity; power; role identification; roles; self construal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; POWER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; ROLE IDENTIFICATION; ROLES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-CONSTRUAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

IDENTITY; POWER; ROLE IDENTIFICATION; ROLES; SELF-CONSTRUAL;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879533397     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167213485443     Document Type: Article

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