Relationships between right-wing authoritarianism, terrorism threat, and attitudes towards restrictions of civil rights: A comparison among four European countries

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 245-259

  Kossowska, Małgorzata ^a   Trejtowicz, Mariusz ^a   de Lemus, Soledad ^b   Bukowski, Marcin ^a   Van Hiel, Alain ^c   Goodwin, Robin ^d  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79954488535     PISSN: 00071268     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712610X517262     Document Type: Article

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