Longitudinal effects of contact on intergroup relations: The role of majority and minority group membership and intergroup emotions

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 462-479

  Vezzali, Loris ^a   Giovannini, Dino ^a   Capozza, Dora ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intergroup anxiety; Intergroup contact; Intergroup empathy; Intergroup relations; Longitudinal mediation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951777290     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.1058     Document Type: Article

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