Defensiveness and attempted thought suppression of negative material

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 521-535

  Derakshan, Nazanin ^a   Myers, Lynn B ^b   Hansen, Jane ^a   O'Leary, Maireed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 11144249335     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.527     Document Type: Article

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