Self-regulation of time management: Mental contrasting with implementation intentions

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 218-229

  Oettingen, Gabriele ^a,b   Kappes, Heather Barry ^c   Guttenberg, Katie B ^a   Gollwitzer, Peter M ^a,d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

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EID: 84925256488     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2090     Document Type: Article

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