Direct contact and authoritarianism as moderators between extended contact and reduced prejudice: Lower threat and greater trust as mediators

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 223-237

  Dhont, Kristof ^a   van Hiel, Alain ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

authoritarianism; extended contact; intergroup contact; prejudice; threat; trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953252778     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: 14617188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430210391121     Document Type: Article

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