Does how I feel about it matter? The role of affect in cognitive and behavioral reactions to an illness diagnosis

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2599-2618

  Schuettler, Darnell ^a   Kiviniemi, Marc T ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 33749581508     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00118.x     Document Type: Article

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