Blinding Trust: The Effect of Perceived Group Victimhood on Intergroup Trust

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 115-127

  Rotella, Katie N ^a   Richeson, Jennifer A ^a   Chiao, Joan Y ^a   Bean, Meghan G ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

ingroup favoritism; loyalty; perceived group victimhood; trust

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; JEW; MALE; PERCEPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRUST; VICTIM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRISTIANITY; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; JEWS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREJUDICE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TRUST;

EID: 84871020344     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167212466114     Document Type: Article

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