Daily experiences and well-being: Do memories of events matter?

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1371-1389

  Tov, William ^a  

^a SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Daily diary; Emotion; Episodic memory; Events; Satisfaction; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; EMOTION; EPISODIC MEMORY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RATING SCALE; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; SEMANTIC MEMORY;

ADULT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84868675121     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2012.660135     Document Type: Article

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