Circumventing anxiety during interpersonal encounters to promote interest in contact: An implementation intention approach

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 82-93

  Stern, Chadly ^a   West, Tessa V ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Implementation intentions; Intergroup relations; Interpersonal contact; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885024952     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2013.09.008     Document Type: Article

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