Positive emotion regulation and well-being: Comparing the impact of eight savoring and dampening strategies

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 368-373

  Quoidbach, Jordi ^a   Berry, Elizabeth V ^b   Hansenne, Michel ^a   Mikolajczak, Moïra ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dampening; Emotion regulation; Happiness; Positive emotion; Savoring; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954215137     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.03.048     Document Type: Article

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