"united we stand, divided we fall"! the protective function of self-stereotyping for stigmatised members' psychological well-being

Applied Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 84-104

  Latrofa, Marcella ^a   Vaes, Jeroen ^a   Pastore, Massimiliano ^a   Cadinu, Mara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 58149159362     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2008.00383.x     Document Type: Article

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