What Makes Experiences Satisfying? The Interaction of Approach-Avoidance Motivations and Emotions in Well-Being

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 496-504

  Updegraff, John A ^a,b   Gable, Shelly L ^a   Taylor, Shelley E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SATISFACTION;

AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 1642403479     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.86.3.496     Document Type: Article

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