Longitudinal intergroup contact effects on prejudice using self- and observer-reports

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 221-238

  Dhont, Kristof ^a   Van Hiel, Alain ^a   De Bolle, Marleen ^a   Roets, Arne ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; OBSERVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE; CAUSALITY; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBSERVATION; PREJUDICE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862268969     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: 20448309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.2011.02039.x     Document Type: Article

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