From the interpersonal to the international: Understanding commitment to the "war on terror"

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1559-1571

  Agnew, Christopher R ^a,b   Hoffman, Aaron M ^a   Lehmiller, Justin J ^a   Duncan, Natasha T ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternatives; Commitment; Investments; Political attitudes; Political psychology; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; WAR;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANA; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; WAR;

EID: 34848872564     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167207305540     Document Type: Article

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