Being forgotten: Implications for the experience of meaning in life

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 696-709

  King, Laura A ^a   Geise, Aaron C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

memory; social interaction; well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; REINFORCEMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REINFORCEMENT, SOCIAL; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054944471     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2010.522620     Document Type: Article

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