The advantage of disadvantage: Underdogs in the political arena

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-31

  Goldschmied, Nadav ^a,b   Vandello, Joseph A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

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EID: 61449236594     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01973530802659810     Document Type: Article

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