Use of an analogue method to examine children's appraisals of threat and emotion in response to stressful events

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 136-149

  Zimmer Gembeck, Melanie J ^a   Lees, Danielle C ^a   Bradley, Graham L ^a   Skinner, Ellen A ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Children; Coping; Emotion reactions; Psychological needs; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349262801     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-009-9123-7     Document Type: Article

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