Social identification when an in-group identity is unclear: The role of self-anchoring and self-stereotyping

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 543-562

  Van Veelen, Ruth ^a   Otten, Sabine ^a   Hansen, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884138835     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: 20448309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.2012.02110.x     Document Type: Article

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