Secondary transfer effect of intergroup contact: The role of intergroup attitudes, intergroup anxiety and perspective taking

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125-144

  Vezzali, Loris ^a   Giovannini, Dino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Generalised prejudice; Intergroup anxiety; Perspective taking; Prejudice reduction; Secondary transfer effect; Social distance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855800568     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.1103     Document Type: Article

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