Differentiating emotions in relation to deserved or undeserved outcomes: A retrospective study of real-life events

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 955-977

  Feather, N T ^a   McKee, Ian R ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Deservingness; Emotions; Evaluative consistency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFE EVENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 68449101816     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699930802243378     Document Type: Article

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