Emotional disclosure and closeness toward offenders

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 734-746

  Harber, Kent D ^a   Wenberg, Karen E ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRIEND; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); LANGUAGE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 18844364239     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167204272720     Document Type: Article

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