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Can cross-group contact predict advantaged group member’s willingness to engage in costly solidarity-based actions? Yes, if the contact is politicized

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Can cross-group contact predict advantaged group member’s willingness to engage in costly solidarity-based actions? Yes, if the contact is politicized. / Becker, Julia C.; Wright, Stephen C.; Siem, Birte.
In: Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, Vol. 29, No. 1 Special Issue, 03.2022, p. 123-139.

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Becker, JC, Wright, SC & Siem, B 2022, 'Can cross-group contact predict advantaged group member’s willingness to engage in costly solidarity-based actions? Yes, if the contact is politicized', Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, vol. 29, no. 1 Special Issue, pp. 123-139. https://doi.org/10.4473/TPM29.1.9

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Becker, J. C., Wright, S. C., & Siem, B. (2022). Can cross-group contact predict advantaged group member’s willingness to engage in costly solidarity-based actions? Yes, if the contact is politicized. Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 29(1 Special Issue), 123-139. https://doi.org/10.4473/TPM29.1.9

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Becker JC, Wright SC, Siem B. Can cross-group contact predict advantaged group member’s willingness to engage in costly solidarity-based actions? Yes, if the contact is politicized. Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology. 2022 Mar;29(1 Special Issue):123-139. doi: 10.4473/TPM29.1.9

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