Promoting connection: Perspective-taking improves relationship closeness and perceived regard in participants with low implicit self-esteem

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue , 2015, Pages 160-164

  Peterson, Julie Longua ^a   Bellows, Alex ^a   Peterson, Shelby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Implicit self esteem; Inclusion of other in self; Perceived regard; Perspective taking; Relationship closeness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908592533     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2014.09.013     Document Type: Article

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