Loneliness and inducing incremental theories of social interactions to produce adaptive change
Abstract
College students ( n = 388) participated in a two‐part online study (a survey and an experiment) examining the role of implicit theories in the experience of loneliness. Survey results revealed that lonely people tend to endorse entity theories of social competence and friendship. Experimental results showed that inducing an incremental theory of social competence reduced communication apprehension and increased social engagement among...
Paper Details
Title
Loneliness and inducing incremental theories of social interactions to produce adaptive change
Published Date
Aug 14, 2018
Journal
Volume
25
Issue
3
Pages
394 - 410
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