Discrimination and subjective well-being: The moderating roles of identification with the heritage group and the host majority group

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 786-795

  Schaafsma, Juliette ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 80052953991     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.825     Document Type: Article

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