Shooting the messenger: Outsiders critical of your group are rejected regardless of argument quality

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 386-395

  Esposo, Sarah R ^a   Hornsey, Matthew J ^a   Spoor, Jennifer R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFLICT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MACHIAVELLIANISM; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUSTRALIA; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MACHIAVELLIANISM; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84878625931     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: 20448309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjso.12024     Document Type: Article

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