Whining, griping, and complaining: Positivity in the negativity

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1023-1035

  Kowalski, Robin M ^a  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aversive behaviors; Complaining; Dissatisfaction; Positive psychology; Whining

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SATISFACTION;

AFFECT; ATTITUDE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0036720693     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.10095     Document Type: Review

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