From the ephemeral to the enduring: How approach-oriented mindsets lead to greater status

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 816-831

  Kilduff, Gavin J ^a   Galinsky, Adam D ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

Author keywords

Approach mindsets; Assertiveness; Hierarchy; Power; Status

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GOALS; GROUP PROCESSES; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887535757     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033667     Document Type: Article

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