Friendship and group identification: A new look at the role of cohesiveness in groupthink

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 323-341

  Hogg, Michael A ^a   Hains, Sarah C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032369963     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0992(199805/06)28:3<323::aid-ejsp854>3.0.co;2-y     Document Type: Article

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