The protective role of self-determined prejudice regulation in the relationship between intergroup threat and prejudice

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 143-158

  Legault, Lisa ^a   Green Demers, Isabelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intergroup threat; Motivation; Motivation to control prejudice; Prejudice; Self determination; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861377495     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-011-9242-9     Document Type: Article

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