The effectiveness of intergroup contact at work: Mediators and moderators of hospital workers' prejudice towards immigrants

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 317-330

  Pagotto, Lisa ^a   Voci, Alberto ^a   Maculan, Valentina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Empathy; Hospital workers; Immigrants; Intergroup contact; Prejudice

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955599029     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.1038     Document Type: Article

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