Emotion regulation in violent conflict: Reappraisal, hope, and support for humanitarian aid to the opponent in wartime

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1228-1236

  Halperin, Eran ^a   Gross, James J ^b  

^a INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion regulation; Hope; Intergroup conflict; Israeli Palestinian conflict; Reappraisal

Indexed keywords

ARAB; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HOPE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUMANITIES; ISRAEL; JEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP; VIOLENCE; WAR;

ALTRUISM; ARABS; COGNITION; DATA COLLECTION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JEWS; MALE; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 84855670775     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2010.536081     Document Type: Article

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