Oh the humanity! Humanity-esteem and its social importance

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 586-601

  Luke, Michelle A ^a   Maio, Gregory R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Humanity esteem; Intergroup relations; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349193238     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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