Dysphoric reassurance seeking breeds contempt: Experimental evidence

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1023-1050

  Lemay, Edward P ^a   Cannon, Kevin T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 84872113471     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2012.31.10.1023     Document Type: Article

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