Now that I'm sad, It's hard to be mad: The role of cognitive appraisals in emotional blunting

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1467-1483

  Winterich, Karen Page ^a   Han, Seunghee ^b   Lerner, Jennifer S ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anger; approach withdrawal; cognitive appraisals; decision making; emotion; judgment; sadness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ANGER; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AFFECT; ANGER; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JUDGMENT; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649858812     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167210384710     Document Type: Article

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