We don't want your kind here: When people high in narcissism show prejudice against immigrants

Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 175-193

  Schnieders, Tyler C ^a   Gore, Jonathan S ^a  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Frustration; Immigrants; Narcissism; Prejudice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861012425     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19335377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0099265     Document Type: Article

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