Effects of group membership, intergroup competition and out-group ethnicity on children's ratings of in-group and out-group similarity and positivity

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 359-373

  Nesdale, Drew ^a,d   Griffiths, Judith A ^a   Durkin, Kevin ^b   Maass, Anne ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d PMBSO   (Australia)

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EID: 35148851435     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151006X150382     Document Type: Article

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