Personality and friendship satisfaction in daily life: Do everyday social interactions account for individual differences in friendship satisfaction?

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 173-186

  Wilson, Robert E ^a   Harris, Kelci ^b   Vazire, Simine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Social and personal relationships; Social interaction; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928179290     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.1996     Document Type: Article

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