The impact of regulatory focus on affective responses to social discrimination

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 421-444

  Sassenberg, Kai ^a   Hansen, Nina ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

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EID: 34249658586     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.358     Document Type: Article

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