Identity fusion: the interplay of personal and social identities in extreme group behavior.

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• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

• Publication date

  2009-05-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1037/a0013668PMID 19379032
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