A qualitative exploration of mood-regulatory self-gift behaviors

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-182

  Luomala, Harri T ^a   Laaksonen, Martti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

Author keywords

Mood; Mood regulation; Self gifts

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141934891     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4870(99)00003-3     Document Type: Article

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