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Gene × environment interaction on intergroup bias: the role of 5-HTTLPR and perceived outgroup threat.
Social cognitive and affective neuroscience - 1 Sept 2014
Cheon Bobby K, Livingston Robert W, Hong Ying-Yi, Chiao Joan Y
Abstract excerpt
Perceived threat from outgroups is a consistent social-environmental antecedent of intergroup bias (i.e. prejudice, ingroup favoritism). The serotonin transporter gene polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) has been associated with individual variations in sensitivity to context, particularly stressful and threatening situations. Here, we examined how 5-HTTLPR and environmental factors signaling potential outgroup threat...
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