The chills as a psychological construct: Content universe, factor structure, affective composition, elicitors, trait antecedents, and consequences

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 135-157

  Maruskin, Laura A ^a   Thrash, Todd M ^a   Elliot, Andrew J ^b  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Approach avoidance motivation; Chills; Emotion; Piloerection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHILL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EMOTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; CHILLS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EMOTIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871707869     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028117     Document Type: Article

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