The two sides of competition: Competition-induced effort and affect during intergroup versus interindividual competition

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 320-338

  Wittchen, Marion ^a   Krimmel, Anna ^b   Kohler, Mischa ^b   Hertel, Guido ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFFECT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880367699     PISSN: 00071269     EISSN: 20448295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.2012.02123.x     Document Type: Article

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