The causes and consequences of an avoidance-focus for interracial interactions

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 833-846

  Plant, E Ashby ^a   Butz, David A ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Inter racial interactions; Intergroup anxiety; Intergroup relations; Prejudice; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NEGRO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANXIETY; ASIAN AMERICANS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREJUDICE; RACE RELATIONS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 33646397563     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167206287182     Document Type: Article

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