The consequences of terrorism: Disentangling the effects of personal and national threat

Political Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 485-509

  Huddy, Leonie ^a   Feldman, Stanley ^a   Capelos, Theresa ^a   Provost, Colin ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

National threat; Personal threat; Self interest; Terrorism; Threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036755580     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0162-895X.00295     Document Type: Article

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