Disgust: A predictor of social conservatism and prejudicial attitudes toward homosexuals

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 587-592

  Terrizzi, John A ^a   Shook, Natalie J ^a   Ventis, W Larry ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservatism; Disgust; Prejudice

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955055960     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.05.024     Document Type: Article

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