Consequences of interpersonal rejection: A cross-cultural experimental study

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1066-1083

  Garris, Christopher P ^a   Ohbuchi, Ken ichi ^b   Oikawa, Hiroshi ^b   Harris, Monica J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

affect; aggression; culture; interpersonal rejection

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960243087     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022110381428     Document Type: Article

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