Of two minds: The interactive effect of construal level and identity on political polarization

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 972-977

  Luguri, Jamie B ^a   Napier, Jaime L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construal level; Identity; Polarization; Political attitude

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880448221     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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