Emotion Regulation and the Quality of Social Interaction: Does the Ability to Evaluate Emotional Situations and Identify Effective Responses Matter?

Journal of Personality

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 429-467

  Lopes, Paulo N ^a   Nezlek, John B ^b   Extremera, Natalio ^c   Hertel, Janine ^d   Fernández Berrocal, Pablo ^c   Schütz, Astrid ^d   Salovey, Peter ^e  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PORTUGAL   (Portugal)

^b The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^d CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPAIN; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; CONNECTICUT; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPAIN; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952675776     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2010.00689.x     Document Type: Article

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