You Don't Really Love Me, Do You? Negative Effects of Imagine-Other Perspective-Taking on Lower Self-Esteem Individuals' Relationship Well-Being

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1428-1440

  Vorauer, Jacquie D ^a   Quesnel, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

perceptions of partner's love; perspective taking; relationship well being; self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOVE; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIONS OF PARTNER'S LOVE; PERSPECTIVE-TAKING; RELATIONSHIP WELL-BEING; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-ESTEEM; YOUNG ADULT;

PERCEPTIONS OF PARTNER'S LOVE; PERSPECTIVE-TAKING; RELATIONSHIP WELL-BEING; SELF-ESTEEM;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOVE; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885614131     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167213495282     Document Type: Article

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