The psychology of change: Self-affirmation and social psychological intervention

Annual Review of Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 333-371

  Cohen, Geoffrey L ^a   Sherman, David K ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Intervention; Relationships; Self affirmation; Stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 84892170105     PISSN: 00664308     EISSN: 15452085     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-010213-115137     Document Type: Review

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