The Effect of Daily Stress, Personality, and Age on Daily Negative Affect

Journal of Personality

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 355-378

  Mroczek, Daniel K ^a   Almeida, David M ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1842564113     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3506.2004.00265.x     Document Type: Article

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