Learning Emotional Intelligence: An Exploratory Study in the Domain of Health

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1394-1414

  Peter, Paula C ^a   Brinberg, David ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84862173748     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.00904.x     Document Type: Article

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