Political orientation and moral conviction: A conservative advantage or an equal opportunity motivator of political engagement?

Social Psychology and Politics

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 57-74

  Skitka, Linda J ^a   Scott Morgan, G ^b   Wisneski, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b DREW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84936973703     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315717104     Document Type: Chapter

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