Identities in flux: Cognitive network activation in times of change

Social Science Research

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 117-130

  Menon, Tanya ^a   Smith, Edward Bishop ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Change; Cognitive network activation; Identity

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; RECALL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT;

COGNITION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 84893454749     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.01.001     Document Type: Article

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