Reductions in the social anxiety of women associated with group membership: Distraction, anonymity, security, or diffusion of evaluation?

Group Dynamics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 152-160

  Carron, Albert V ^a   Estabrooks, Paul A ^a   Horton, Holly ^a   Prapavessis, Harry ^b   Hausenblas, Heather A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 12444286122     PISSN: 10892699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2699.3.2.152     Document Type: Article

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