Regulatory mode effects on counterfactual thinking and regret

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 321-329

  Pierro, Antonio ^a   Leder, Susanne ^a   Mannetti, Lucia ^a   Tory Higgins, E ^b   Kruglanski, Arie W ^c   Aiello, Antonio ^d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Counterfactual thinking; Regret; Regulatory mode

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849110194     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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