People both high and low on religious fundamentalism are prejudiced toward dissimilar groups

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 76-97

  Brandt, Mark J ^a   Van Tongeren, Daryl R ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b HOPE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Belief style; Fundamentalism; Prejudice; Religion; Similarity

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTERGROUP BIAS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIATOR; PREJUDICE; RELIGION; VALIDITY; ADULT; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 85007494947     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000076     Document Type: Article

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