The assessment of positivity and negativity in social networks: The reliability and validity of the social relationships index

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 471-486

  Campo, Rebecca A ^a   Uchino, Bert N ^a   Vaughn, Allison ^a   Reblin, Maija ^a   Smith, Timothy W ^a   Holt Lunstad, Julianne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70349746111     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20308     Document Type: Article

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