How intergroup friendship works: A longitudinal study of friendship effects on outgroup attitudes

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 914-923

  Turner, Rhiannon N ^a   Feddes, Allard R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 82155162469     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.843     Document Type: Article

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