Regret triggers inaction inertia - But which regret and how?

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 839-853

  Sevdalis, Nick ^a,c   Harvey, Nigel ^b   Yip, Michelle ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33846512882     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466605X84790     Document Type: Article

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