Dispositional optimism and the emergence of social network diversity

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 92-115

  Andersson, Matthew A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 84855473271     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: 15338525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2011.01227.x     Document Type: Article

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