What are we fighting for?: The effects of framing on ingroup identification and allegiance

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-37

  Adarves Yorno, Inmaculada ^a   Jetten, Jolanda ^b   Postmes, Tom ^c   Haslam, S Alexander ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allegiance; Framing; Identification; Social identity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AGGRESSION; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; WAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871207237     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2012.701673     Document Type: Article

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