National identification, type and specificity of comparison and their effects on descriptions of national character

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 672-691

  Nigbur, Dennis ^a   Cinnirella, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34547224022     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.382     Document Type: Article

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