Competitive victimhood as a response to accusations of ingroup harm doing

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 778-795

  Sullivan, Daniel ^a   Landau, Mark J ^a   Branscombe, Nyla R ^a   Rothschild, Zachary K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective victimization; Competitive victimhood; Gender; Ingroup moral identity; Intergroup relations; Race

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; GUILT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CRIME VICTIMS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; GUILT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL STIGMA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864503381     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026573     Document Type: Article

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