Reactions to Receiving Assumptive Help: The Moderating Effects of Group Membership and Perceived Need for Help

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2793-2815

  Halabi, Samer ^a   Nadler, Arie ^b   Dovidio, John F ^c  

^a ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF TEL AVIV YAFFO   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84155174823     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00859.x     Document Type: Article

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