Writing autobiographical narratives increases political conservatism

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 684-691

  Lammers, Joris ^a   Proulx, Travis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Choice; Conservatism; Narratives

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877022604     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2013.03.008     Document Type: Article

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