Ethnic in-group favoritism among minority and majority groups: Testing the self-esteem hypothesis among preadolescents

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 486-500

  Verkuyten, Maykel ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33847732159     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2007.00170.x     Document Type: Article

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