The ordinal effects of ostracism: A meta-analysis of 120 cyberball studies

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

  Hartgerink, Chris H J ^a   Van Beest, Ilja ^a   Wicherts, Jelte M ^a   Williams, Kipling D ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CYBERBALL; GENDER; HUMAN; MENTAL TASK; OSTRACISM; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; CHILD; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; MALE; META ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TIME FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; CHILD; FEMALE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84932620419     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127002     Document Type: Article

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