When to begin? Regulatory focus and initiating goal pursuit

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 121-130

  Freitas, Antonio L ^a   Liberman, Nira ^b   Salovey, Peter ^a   Higgins, E Tory ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 23044530541     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167202281011     Document Type: Article

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