Threats to group value, domain-specific self-esteem and intergroup discrimination amongst minimal and national groups

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 329-353

  Hunter, John A ^a   Cox, Sarah L ^a   O'Brien, Kerry ^a   Stringer, Maurice ^b   Boyes, Mike ^a   Banks, Mike ^a   Hayhurst, Jillian G ^a   Crawford, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PILOT STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREJUDICE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL VALUES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 25444441479     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466604X17939     Document Type: Article

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