Emotion and emotion regulation in intergroup confl ict: An appraisal-based framework

Intergroup Conflicts and Their Resolution: A Social Psychological Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 83-104

  Halperin, Eran ^a   Sharvit, Keren ^b   Gross, James J ^c  

^a INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84920608657     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203834091     Document Type: Chapter

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