Inhibition and reappraisal within emotional disclosure: The embodying of narration

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 319-331

  Ellis, Darren ^a   Cromby, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emotional disclosure; Emotional disclosure paradigm; Inhibition; Narration; Reappraisal

Indexed keywords

EID: 74949120176     PISSN: 09515070     EISSN: 14693674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515070903312975     Document Type: Article

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