Group heterogeneity and social validation of everyday knowledge: The mediating role of perceived group participation

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 347-362

  Vala, Jorge ^a   Drozda Senkowska, Ewa ^b   Oberlé, Dominique ^c   Lopes, Diniz ^d   Silva, Pedro ^e  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS SOCIAIS   (Portugal)

^b LIPADE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

^d INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^e INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

everyday knowledge; group belonging; heterogeneity; lay epistemology; social comparison; social identity; social validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955681276     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: 14617188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430210377215     Document Type: Article

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