When affective (but not cognitive) ambivalence predicts discrimination toward a minority group

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 10-24

  Pacilli, Maria Giuseppina ^a   Mucchi Faina, Angelica ^a   Pagliaro, Stefano ^b   Mirisola, Alberto ^c   Alparone, Francesca Romana ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Affective ambivalence; Cognitive ambivalence; Discrimination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIGRATION; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PREJUDICE; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871232712     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2012.701251     Document Type: Article

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