Mood and positive testing in social interaction

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-63

  Dardenne, Benoit ^a   Dumont, Muriel ^a   Grégoire, Christine ^a   Sarlet, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

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EID: 78751614124     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.725     Document Type: Article

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