Is ostracism a strong situation? The influence of personality in reactions to rejection

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 614-618

  McDonald, Melissa M ^a   Brent Donnellan, M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyberball; Ostracism; Personality; Social exclusion; Strong situation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865738379     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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