Creating positive out-group attitudes through intergroup couple friendships and implications for compassionate love

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 706-725

  Welker, Keith M ^a   Slatcher, Richard B ^a   Baker, Lynzey ^a   Aron, Arthur ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; closeness; couples; friendship; intergroup relations; prejudice; romantic relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903744511     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407514522369     Document Type: Article

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