The relationship between social skills deficits and depression, loneliness, and social anxiety: Rethinking a vulnerability model of social skills deficits

Research in Social Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-103

  Aikawa, Atsushi ^a   Fujita, Masami ^b   Tanaka, Kengo ^c  

^a TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kita Ward Oji Elementary School   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Depression; Loneliness; Social anxiety; Social skills; Vulnerability model

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955908867     PISSN: 09161503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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