Frequency, characteristics and functions of future-oriented thoughts in daily life

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 96-103

  D'Argembeau, Arnaud ^a,b   Renaud, Olivier ^c   Van Der Linden, Martial ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Fund for Scientific Research (FRS FNRS)   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; THINKING;

EID: 78651452021     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1647     Document Type: Article

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