How Are Curious People Viewed and How Do They Behave in Social Situations? From the Perspectives of Self, Friends, Parents, and Unacquainted Observers

Journal of Personality

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 142-154

  Kashdan, Todd B ^a   Sherman, Ryne A ^b   Yarbro, Jessica ^a   Funder, David C ^c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Curiosity; Distress tolerance; Friendships; Humor; Positive emotion; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TESTS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84875515497     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2012.00796.x     Document Type: Article

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