Is an outgroup member in need a friend indeed? Personal and task-oriented contact as predictors of intergroup prosocial behavior

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 717-728

  Koschate, Miriam ^a   Oethinger, Salome ^b   Kuchenbrandt, Dieta ^c   van Dick, Rolf ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^c BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cost reward considerations; Empathy; Intergroup contact; Intergroup prosocial behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866558613     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.1879     Document Type: Article

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