When Stigma-by-Association Threatens, Self-Esteem Helps: Self-Esteem Protects Volunteers in Stigmatizing Contexts

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 88-97

  Dwyer, Patrick C ^a   Snyder, Mark ^a   Omoto, Allen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84873629328     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01973533.2012.746605     Document Type: Article

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