An exploration of the interplay between psychological sense of community, social identification and salience

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-135

  Obst, Patricia L ^a   White, Katherine M ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Psychological sense of community (PSOC); Salience; Social identification

Indexed keywords

EID: 20744443474     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.813     Document Type: Article

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