The impact of negative affect on performance standards: Evidence for an affect-as-information mechanism

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-37

  Scott, Walter D ^a   Cervone, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

affect as information; discounting effect; induced negative mood; perfectionism; personal standards

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; PREDICTION; SELF CONCEPT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0038006527     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013837520031     Document Type: Article

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