Developing a Short Affect Intensity Scale

Psychological Reports

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 657-670

  Geuens, Maggie ^a   De Pelsmacker, Patrick ^b  

^a VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0036779698     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2002.91.2.657     Document Type: Article

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