Threat or boost? Social comparison affects older people's performance differently depending on task domain

Objectives. In this research, we investigate whether social comparison with younger people can result in either a stereotype-based threat or boost in older people's performance. Methods. Study I used nationally representative data to establish domains of performance in which older people are ei...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Swift, H. J. (author)
Outros Autores: Abrams, D. (author), Moreira, S. (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2014
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Texto completo:http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84871769363&partnerID=MN8TOARS
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/7418