Should I follow my feelings? How individual differences in following feelings influence affective well-being, experience, and responsiveness

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 986-1014

  Gasper, Karen ^a   Bramesfeld, Kosha D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Emotional awareness; Emotional intelligence; Individual differences; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750812218     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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