Relation of self-talk frequency to loneliness, need to belong, and health in German adults

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 241-245

  Reichl, Corinna ^a   Schneider, Johann F ^a   Spinath, Frank M ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Loneliness; Mental health; Need to belong; Physical health; Self talk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868574366     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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