A theory of regret regulation 1.0

Journal of Consumer Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-18

  Zeelenberg, Marcel ^a   Pieters, Rik ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 34247489853     PISSN: 10577408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327663jcp1701_3     Document Type: Article

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