Gender differences in emotional expression: Do mental health trainees overestimate the magnitude?

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 305-332

  Vogel, David L ^a,d   Wester, Stephen R ^b   Heesacker, Martin ^c   Boysen, Guy A ^a   Seeman, Joann ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Iowa State University   (United States)

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EID: 33645556607     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: 07367236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2006.25.3.305     Document Type: Article

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