Cultural norm fulfillment, interpersonal belonging, or getting ahead? A large-scale cross-cultural test of three perspectives on the function of self-esteem

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 526-548

  Gebauer, Jochen E ^a   Sedikides, Constantine ^b   Wagner, Jenny ^c   Bleidorn, Wiebke ^d,e   Rentfrow, Peter J ^f   Potter, Jeff ^g   Gosling, Samuel D ^h,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION   (Germany)

^d TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^g Atof Inc   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Getting ahead; Interpersonal belonging; Norm fulfillment; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERSONALITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONALITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939569943     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000052     Document Type: Article

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