The role of personal values and basic traits in perceptions of the consequences of immigration: A three-nation study

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 359-377

  Vecchione, Michele ^a   Caprara, Gianvittorio ^a   Schoen, Harald ^b   Castro, Josè Luis Gonzàlez ^c   Schwartz, Shalom H ^d,e  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^e NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL VALUES; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863995299     PISSN: 00071269     EISSN: 20448295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.2011.02079.x     Document Type: Article

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