Reactance, the self, and its group: When threats to freedom come from the ingroup versus the outgroup

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 164-173

  Graupmann, Verena ^a   Jonas, Eva ^b   Meier, Ester ^b   Hawelka, Stefan ^b   Aichhorn, Markus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

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EID: 84857238611     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.857     Document Type: Article

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