Can't quite commit: Rumination and uncertainty

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 96-107

  Ward, Andrew ^a   Lyubomirsky, Sonja ^b   Sousa, Lorie ^b   Nolen Hoeksema, Susan ^c  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0037234860     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167202238375     Document Type: Article

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