Group commitment in the face of discrimination: The role of legitimacy appraisals

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 116-126

  Jetten, Jolanda ^a,e   Schmitt, Michael T ^b   Branscombe, Nyla R ^c   Garza, Azenett A ^d   Mewse, Avril J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78751613933     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.743     Document Type: Article

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