The Social Costs of Emotional Suppression: A Prospective Study of the Transition to College

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 883-897

  Srivastava, Sanjay ^a   Tamir, Maya ^b   McGonigal, Kelly M ^c   John, Oliver P ^d   Gross, James J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

emotion regulation; life transitions; relationship satisfaction; social adjustment; social support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROL; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SATISFACTION; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 65349166617     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014755     Document Type: Article

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