Selectivity as an emotion regulation strategy: Lessons from older adults

Current Opinion in Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2015, Pages 80-84

  Sims, Tamara ^a   Hogan, Candice L ^a   Carstensen, Laura L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84925240422     PISSN: 2352250X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.02.012     Document Type: Review

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