Taking the long view: Implications of individual differences in temporal distancing for affect, stress reactivity, and well-being

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 610-635

  Bruehlman Senecal, Emma ^a   Ayduk, Özlem ^a   John, Oliver P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion regulation; Reappraisal; Stress; Temporal distance; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; SATISFACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84977659511     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000103     Document Type: Article

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