Paying less but harvesting more: the effect of unconscious acceptance in regulating frustrating emotion

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 799-809

  Ding, NanXiang ^a   Yang, JieMin ^a   Liu, YingYing ^a   Yuan, JiaJin ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

emotion regulation; frustration; heart rates; negative affect; positive affect; unconscious acceptance

Indexed keywords

EGO DEVELOPMENT; EMOTION; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; UNCONSCIOUS (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938742637     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-015-4875-7     Document Type: Article

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