Cyberostracism: Effects of being ignored over the internet

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 748-762

  Williams, Kipling D ^a   Cheung, Christopher K T ^a   Choi, Wilma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 0034330665     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.79.5.748     Document Type: Article

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