Preliminary evidence for the role of self-regulatory processes in sensation seeking

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 351-375

  Taylor III, Robert L ^a   Hamilton, James C ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensation; Escape; Self awareness; Self regulation; Sensation seeking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031322450     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615809708249309     Document Type: Article

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