Positive interpersonal relationships mediate the association between social skills and psychological well-being

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 637-646

  Segrin, Chris ^a   Taylor, Melissa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interpersonal relationships; Positive psychology; Social skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250693718     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.01.017     Document Type: Article

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