The role of culture in emotion-antecedent appraisal

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 902-922

  Scherer, Klaus R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0031535330     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.73.5.902     Document Type: Article

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