The scarlet letter study: Five days of social ostracism

Journal of Personal and Interpersonal Loss

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-63

  Williams, Kipling D ^a   Bernieri, Frank J ^b   Faulkner, Sonja L ^b   Gada Jain, Neha ^b   Grahe, Jon E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c MONMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 33748885437     PISSN: 10811443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10811440008407846     Document Type: Article

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