Upright and left out: Posture moderates the effects of social exclusion on mood and threats to basic needs

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 355-361

  Welker, Keith M ^a   Oberleitner, David E ^b   Cain, Samantha ^a   Carré, Justin M ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT   (United States)

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EID: 84880701701     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.1944     Document Type: Article

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