The appeal of the underdog: Definition of the construct and implications for the self

From politics to sports to business, people are quick to categorize those at a considerable competitive disadvantage as "underdogs." Moreover, there is ample support that most unattached observers do not hesitate to align themselves with underdogs, a phenomenon termed "the underdog ef...

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Main Author: Goldschmied, Nadav
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2007
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2188
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3187&context=etd