The conflict and integration between “Us” and “Them”:Major topics and frontiers in intergroup relations research
LONG Feiteng1,2, LIU Guohua2, CAI Jianwen2, ZHANG Mengjia2
1 Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden 2333 AK, the Netherlands; 2 School of Business and Management, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai 200083
龙飞腾, 刘国华, 蔡建雯, 张孟佳. “我们”和“他们”的冲突与融合:国外群际关系研究的主要方向与前沿[J]. 心理研究, 2023, 16(2): 141-152.
LONG Feiteng, LIU Guohua, CAI Jianwen, ZHANG Mengjia. The conflict and integration between “Us” and “Them”:Major topics and frontiers in intergroup relations research. Psychological Research, 2023, 16(2): 141-152.
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