When does it hurt? Intergroup permeability moderates the link between discrimination and self-esteem

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-9

  Bourguignon, David ^a   Yzerbyt, Vincent Y ^b   Teixeira, Catia P ^b,c   Herman, Ginette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c National Fund for Scientific Research (FRS FNRS)   (Belgium)

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EID: 84923224090     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2083     Document Type: Article

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