Control and causation as factors in the affective value of positive events

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 503-519

  Strand, Elin B ^a   Reich, John W ^b   Zautra, Alex J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Causation; Control; Negative affect; Positive affect; Positive events

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTIONALITY; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSIS;

EID: 34547190684     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-006-9028-7     Document Type: Article

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