Quality of college students' same-sex friendships as a function of personality and interpersonal competence

Psychological Reports

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 283-296

  Festa, Candice C ^a   Barry, Carolyn McNamara ^a   Sherman, Martin F ^a   Grover, Rachel L ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861122119     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/04.09.10.21.PR0.110.1.283-296     Document Type: Article

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