The relationship between self-distancing and the duration of negative and positive emotional experiences in daily life

Emotion

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1248-1263

  Verduyn, Philippe ^a   Van Mechelen, Iven ^a   Kross, Ethan ^b   Chezzi, Carmen ^a   Van Bever, Femke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion duration; Emotion regulation; Negative emotions; Positive emotions; Self distancing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANGER; ARTICLE; EMOTION; HUMAN; NEGATIVE EMOTION; POSITIVE EMOTION; SELF DISTANCING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874409234     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028289     Document Type: Article

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