Social Dominance and Attitude towards Immigrants: The Key Role of Happiness
Abstract
:1. Introduction
The Present Study
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Measures
2.2.1. Social Dominance Orientation
2.2.2. Happiness
2.2.3. Attitude towards Immigrants
3. Results
4. Discussion
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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1 | 2 | 3 | |
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1 SDO—Social Dominance Orientation | 1 | ||
2 Happiness | −0.019 *** | 1 | |
3 Attitudes towards Immigrants | −0.163 *** | 0.238 *** | 1 |
M (SD) | 1.43 (0.49) | 7.39 (1.90) | 15.64 (6.27) |
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Panno, A. Social Dominance and Attitude towards Immigrants: The Key Role of Happiness. Soc. Sci. 2018, 7, 126. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci7080126
Panno A. Social Dominance and Attitude towards Immigrants: The Key Role of Happiness. Social Sciences. 2018; 7(8):126. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci7080126
Chicago/Turabian StylePanno, Angelo. 2018. "Social Dominance and Attitude towards Immigrants: The Key Role of Happiness" Social Sciences 7, no. 8: 126. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci7080126
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