When passion makes the heart grow colder: The role of passion in alternative goal suppression

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 126-147

  Bélanger, Jocelyn J ^a   Lafrenière, Marc André K ^b   Vallerand, Robert J ^b   Kruglanski, Arie W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Goal shielding; Goal systems theory; Passion; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEISURE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; OBSESSION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REACTION TIME; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GOALS; HOBBIES; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875521842     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029679     Document Type: Article

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