Coping with threats to just-world beliefs: Derogate, blame, or help

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 664-682

  Haynes, Graeme A ^a   Olson, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 33645319742     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00023.x     Document Type: Review

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