Are Women the "More Emotional" Sex? Evidence from Emotional Experiences in Social Context

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 555-578

  Barrett, Lisa Feldman ^b   Robin, Lucy ^c   Pietromonaco, Paula R ^a   Eyssell, Kristen M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0000481581     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026999398379565     Document Type: Article

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