Identity-based motivation: Implications for health and health disparities

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 206-225

  Oyserman, Daphna ^a   Smith, George C ^b   Elmore, Kristen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EID: 84902110785     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josi.12056     Document Type: Article

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