The acceptance of lonely others: Effects of loneliness and gender of the target person and loneliness of the perceiver

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 229-241

  Lau, Sing ^a   Kong, Chit Kwong ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Yenching College   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONELINESS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONELINESS; MALE; PREJUDICE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0033113911     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224549909598377     Document Type: Article

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