Relativistic origins of emotional reactions to events happening to others and to ourselves

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 357-371

  Smith, Richard H ^a   Eyre, Heidi L ^b   Powell, Caitlin A J ^a   Kim, Sung Hee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; PERCEPTION; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33746096133     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466605X40987     Document Type: Review

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