Stroking your beloved one's white bear: Responsive touch by the romantic partner buffers the negative effect of thought suppression on daily mood

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-97

  Debrot, Anik ^a   Schoebi, Dominik ^a   Perrez, Meinrad ^a   Horn, Andrea B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84890903591     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2014.33.1.75     Document Type: Article

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