Not all social exclusions are created equal: Emotional distress following social exclusion is moderated by exclusion paradigm

Social Influence

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 113-130

  Bernstein Dr , Michael J ^a   Claypool, Heather M ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional distress; Exclusion; Mood; Ostracism; Rejection; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858763266     PISSN: 15534510     EISSN: 15534529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15534510.2012.664326     Document Type: Article

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