Unfortunate First Names: Effects of Name-Based Relational Devaluation and Interpersonal Neglect

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 590-596

  Gebauer, Jochen E ^a   Leary, Mark R ^b   Neberich, Wiebke ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c International Max Planck Research School LIFE   (Germany)

Author keywords

education; interpersonal neglect; name valence; self esteem; smoking; social belonging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865176290     PISSN: 19485506     EISSN: 19485514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1948550611431644     Document Type: Article

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