On the dynamics of implicit emotion regulation: Counter-regulation after remembering events of high but not of low emotional intensity

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 971-992

  Schwager, Susanne ^a   Rothermund, Klaus ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Affective processing; Coping; Counter regulation; Emotional intensity; Implicit emotion regulation; Valence biases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION; RECALL; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTENTION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902794351     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2013.866074     Document Type: Article

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