Intergroup bias and self-evaluation: Domain-specific self-esteem, threats to identity and dimensional importance

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 405-426

  Hunter, John A ^a   Platow, Michael J ^a   Bell, Linley M ^a   Kypri, Kypros ^a   Lewis, Christopher A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0347875804     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.1997.tb01141.x     Document Type: Article

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