Social baseline theory: The role of social proximity in emotion and economy of action

Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 976-988

  Beckes, Lane ^a   Coan, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 82955197423     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2011.00400.x     Document Type: Article

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