Effective regulation of affect: An action control perspective on emotion regulation

European Review of Social Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 143-186

  Webb, Thomas L ^a   Gallo, Inge Schweiger ^b   Miles, Eleanor ^a   Gollwitzer, Peter M ^c,d   Sheeran, Paschal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Action control; Affect regulation; Emotion regulation; Implementation intentions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868228718     PISSN: 10463283     EISSN: 1479277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10463283.2012.718134     Document Type: Review

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