Saying is experiencing: Affective consequences of complaining and affrmation

Polish Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 74-84

  Wojciszke, Bogdan ^a   Baryla, Wieslaw ^a   Szymków Sudziarska, Aleksandra ^a   Parzuchowski, Michal ^a   Kowalczyk, Katarzyna ^a  

^a SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Affrmation; Complaining; Mood; Saying is experiencing effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930151518     PISSN: 00792993     EISSN: 16417844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s10059-009-0008-0     Document Type: Article

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