Mere presence is not enough: Responsive support in a virtual world

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-44

  Kane, Heidi S ^a   McCall, Cade ^b   Collins, Nancy L ^c   Blascovich, Jim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult attachment; Couple; Responsiveness; Social support; Stress; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 82655162132     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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