Why do greater curiosity and fewer depressive symptoms predict gratitude intervention use? Utility beliefs, social norm, and self-control beliefs

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 165-170

  Kaczmarek, Lukasz D ^a   Kashdan, Todd B ^b   Drazkowski, Dariusz ^a   Bujacz, Aleksandra ^a   Goodman, Fallon R ^b  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curiosity; Depression; Gratitude; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899071161     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.03.032     Document Type: Article

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