Change the things you can: Emotion regulation is more beneficial for people from lower than from higher socioeconomic status

Emotion

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 141-154

  Troy, Allison S ^a   Ford, Brett Q ^b   McRae, Kateri ^c   Zarolia, Pareezad ^c   Mauss, Iris B ^d  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^d University of Califoor1   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive reappraisal; Context; Emotion regulation; Psychological health; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; PSYCINFO; SOCIAL STATUS; ADULT; EMOTION; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84975476808     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/emo0000210     Document Type: Article

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