Clarifying the relationship between ostracism and relational devaluation

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 14-27

  Gerber, J P ^a   Wheeler, Ladd ^b  

^a GORDON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Expectations; Ostracism; Rejection; Relational devaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890821916     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2013.826619     Document Type: Article

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