Sex differences in emotional awareness

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1027-1035

  Feldman Barrett, Lisa ^a   Lane, Richard D ^b   Sechrest, Lee ^c   Schwartz, Gary E ^c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0034259497     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01461672002611001     Document Type: Article

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