Individual differences in ideological attitudes and prejudice: Evidence from peer-report data

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 343-361

  Cohrs, J Christopher ^a   Kämpfe Hargrave, Nicole ^b   Riemann, Rainer ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Correlated trait correlated uniqueness model; Ideology; Multi method assessment; Personality; Prejudice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUTHORITY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; POLITICS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; AUTHORITARIANISM; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; POLITICS; PREJUDICE; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871695900     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028706     Document Type: Article

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