Self-esteem and multiculturalism: An examination among ethnic minority and majority groups in the Netherlands

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 419-427

  Verkuyten, Maykel ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ethnic identity; Multicultural recognition; Self esteem; Status groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 64949176042     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2009.01.013     Document Type: Article

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