Affective synchrony: Individual differences in mixed emotions

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 915-932

  Rafaeli, Eshkol ^a   Rogers, Gregory M ^b   Revelle, William ^c  

^a Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective structure; Diary methods; Individual differences; Mixed emotions

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; UNITED STATES;

AFFECT; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250827380     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167207301009     Document Type: Article

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