The influence of stereotype threat on immigrants: review and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Appel, Markus ^a   Weber, Silvana ^a   Kronberger, Nicole ^b  

^a University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

identity; immigrants; meta analysis; stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84970963753     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00900     Document Type: Article

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