Complaints and complaining: Functions, antecedents, and consequences

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-196

  Kowalski, Robin M ^a  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0030093863     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.119.2.179     Document Type: Article

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