Regret appraisals, age, and subjective well-being

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 487-503

  Jokisaari, Markku ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

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EID: 0345448337     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-6566(03)00033-3     Document Type: Article

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