Why does it hurt?: The perceived causes of hurt feelings

Communication Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 443-477

  Vangelisti, Anita L ^a   Young, Stagy L ^b   Carpenter Theune, Katy E ^c   Alexander, Alicia L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Causes of hurt; Emotion; Hurt; Hurt feelings

Indexed keywords

EID: 22944465063     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650205277319     Document Type: Article

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