Members of high-status groups are threatened by pro-diversity organizational messages

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue , 2016, Pages 58-67

  Dover, Tessa L ^a   Major, Brenda ^a   Kaiser, Cheryl R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular reactivity; Discrimination concerns; Diversity; Group status threat; Hiring simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945408245     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2015.10.006     Document Type: Article

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