Regret is what you get: The effects of manipulating anticipated affect and time perspective on risky single-occasion drinking

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 590-600

  Murgraff, Vered ^c   Mcdermott, Mark R ^c   White, David ^a   Phillips, Keith ^b  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AFFECT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TIME;

ADULT; AFFECT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0032803419     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/34.4.590     Document Type: Article

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