Effects of peer group rejection and a new group's norms on children's intergroup attitudes

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 799-814

  Nesdale, Drew ^a   Maass, Anne ^b   Kiesner, Jeff ^b   Durkin, Kevin ^c   Griffiths, Judith ^a   James, Bre ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE; CHILD; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PEER GROUP; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 74049104747     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151008X381690     Document Type: Article

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