When getting angry is smart: Emotional preferences and emotional intelligence

Emotion

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 685-689

  Ford, Brett Q ^a   Tamir, Maya ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger; Emotion regulation; Emotional intelligence; Happiness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; UNPLEASANT SENSATION; WELLBEING;

ANGER; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864562985     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027149     Document Type: Article

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