Effects of state humor, expectancies, and choice on postsurgical mood and self-medication: A field experiment

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 1775-1794

  Rotton, James ^a   Shats, Mark ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030518571     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1996.tb00097.x     Document Type: Article

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