Action/inaction and regret: The moderating effect of closeness

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 807-821

  Li, Shu ^a   Liang, Zhu Yuan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

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EID: 33947705105     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2007.00187.x     Document Type: Article

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