On conviction's collective consequences: Integrating moral conviction with the social identity model of collective action

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-71

  van Zomeren, Martijn ^a   Postmes, Tom ^a   Spears, Russell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COOPERATION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORALS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858783224     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: 20448309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.2010.02000.x     Document Type: Article

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