When Adaptations Go Awry: Functional and Dysfunctional Aspects of Social Anxiety

Social Issues and Policy Review

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 111-142

  Maner, Jon K ^a   Kenrick, Douglas T ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650167358     PISSN: 17512395     EISSN: 17512409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-2409.2010.01019.x     Document Type: Article

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