The cessation of rumination through self-affirmation

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 111-125

  Koole, Sander L ^a   Smeets, Karianne ^a   Van Knippenberg, Ad ^a   Dijksterhuis, Ap ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0033439586     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.77.1.111     Document Type: Article

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