Self-report measures of individual differences in regulatory focus: A cautionary note

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 247-254

  Summerville, Amy ^a   Roese, Neal J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Approach; Avoidance; Motivation; Regulatory focus

Indexed keywords

EID: 44249100477     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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