Self-reference and group membership: Evidence for a group-reference effect

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 261-274

  Johnson, Craig ^a   Gadon, Orly ^a   Carlson, Don ^a   Southwick, Sarah ^a   Faith, Myles ^a   Chalfin, Julie ^b  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Obesity Research Center ^*

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EID: 0036104443     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.83     Document Type: Article

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