Reactions to social inclusion and ostracism as a function of perceived in-group similarity

Group Dynamics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 129-137

  Sacco, Donald F ^a   Bernstein, Michael J ^b   Young, Steven G ^c   Hugenberg, Kurt ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

In group out group; Intergroup relations; Ostracism; Threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902956335     PISSN: 10892699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/gdn0000002     Document Type: Article

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