Reaching out by changing what's within: Social exclusion increases self-concept malleability

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue , 2015, Pages 64-77

  Richman, Stephanie B ^a   Slotter, Erica B ^b   Gardner, Wendi L ^c   DeWall, C Nathan ^d  

^a Westminster College   (United States)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interpersonal relationships; Self concept; Social exclusion; Social reconnection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84917691016     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2014.11.008     Document Type: Article

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