The cognitive and hedonic costs of dwelling on achievement-related negative experiences: Implications for enduring happiness and unhappiness

Emotion

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1152-1167

  Lyubomirsky, Sonja ^a   Boehm, Julia K ^a   Kasri, Fazilet ^a   Zehm, Keri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive interference; Dwelling; Happiness; Rumination; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HOUSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING;

ACHIEVEMENT; AFFECT; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PLEASURE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; READING; SELF CONCEPT; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053983137     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025479     Document Type: Article

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