Stressful events compromise control strivings during a major life transition

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 300-311

  Poulin, Michael J ^a,b   Heckhausen, Jutta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 36749097962     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-007-9077-6     Document Type: Article

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