Intergroup contact and prejudice against people with schizophrenia

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 217-232

  West, Keon ^a   Hewstone, Miles ^b   Lolliot, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact hypothesis; mental illness; prejudice; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREJUDICE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898615583     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2014.888327     Document Type: Article

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