Self-esteem and organization of valenced information about others: The "Jekyll and Hyde"-ing of relationship partners

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 652-665

  Graham, Steven M ^a,b   Clark, Margaret S ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Partner representations; Rejection; Relationships; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SPOUSES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744774634     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.90.4.652     Document Type: Article

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