Perceived group and personal discrimination: Differential effects on personal self-esteem

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 773-789

  Bourguignon, David ^a   Seron, Eleonore ^a,b   Yzerbyt, Vincent ^a   Herman, Ginette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

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EID: 33749420088     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.326     Document Type: Article

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