Feeling better about self after receiving negative feedback: When the sense that ability can be improved is activated

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 72-87

  Hu, Xinyi ^a   Chen, Yinghe ^a   Tian, Baowei ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

incremental theory; intervention; negative feedback; self relevant emotion

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; APTITUDE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; APTITUDE; EMOTIONS; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84948065501     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2015.1004299     Document Type: Article

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