Network correlates of social and emotional loneliness in young and older adults

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 281-288

  Green, Laura R ^b   Richardson, Deborah S ^a   Lago, Tania ^b   Schatten Jones, Elizabeth C ^b  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035286077     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167201273002     Document Type: Article

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