The power of being heard: The benefits of 'perspective-giving' in the context of intergroup conflict

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 855-866

  Bruneau, Emile G ^a   Saxe, Rebecca ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intergroup conflict; Intervention; Israeli; Palestinian; Perspective giving; Perspective taking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862158475     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2012.02.017     Document Type: Article

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