"Could this happen to me?": Threat-related state orientation increases position identification with victims of random, "senseless" violence

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 223-236

  Van Zomeren, Martijn ^a   Lodewijkx, Hein F M ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

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EID: 62249107490     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.501     Document Type: Article

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