The reactive and prospective functions of mood: Its role in linking daily experiences and cognitive well-being

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 145-176

  Robinson, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MODEL; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WELLBEING;

EID: 0034082090     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026999300378914     Document Type: Review

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