Intergroup disgust sensitivity as a predictor of islamophobia: The modulating effect of fear

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 499-506

  Choma, Becky L ^a   Hodson, Gordon ^b   Costello, Kimberly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Incidental emotion; Intergroup disgust sensitivity; Intergroup relations; Islamophobia; Modulating emotion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857140285     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2011.10.014     Document Type: Article

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