Introversion and human-contaminant disgust sensitivity predict personal space

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 82, Issue , 2015, Pages 185-187

  Park, Justin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioral immune system; Disease avoidance; Disgust; Introversion; Personal space

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927623503     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.03.030     Document Type: Article

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