How "It Gets Better": Effectively Communicating Support to Targets of Prejudice

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 555-566

  Rattan, Aneeta ^a   Ambady, Nalini ^b  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

intergroup relations; LGBTQ; positive intergroup attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84898683008     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167213519480     Document Type: Article

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