Need for closure and competition in intergroup conflicts: Experimental evidence for the mitigating effect of accessible conflict-schemas

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 84-105

  De Zavala, Agnieszka Golec ^a,b   Federico, Christopher M ^c   CisŁak, Aleksandra ^d   Sigger, Jonathan ^a,d  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

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EID: 39749187244     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.438     Document Type: Article

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