Becoming a vampire without being bitten: The narrative collective-assimilation hypothesis

Psychological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 990-994

  Gabriel, Shira ^a   Young, Ariana F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

collective identity; need to belong; reading; social identity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; READING; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NARRATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; READING; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051652233     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611415541     Document Type: Article

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