Effect of regulating anger and sadness on decision-making

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 479-495

  Szasz, Paul Lucian ^a   Hofmann, Stefan G ^b   Heilman, Renata M ^a   Curtiss, Joshua ^b  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

acceptance; affect; anger; decision making; Emotion regulation; reappraisal; rumination; sadness

Indexed keywords

ANGER; AVERSION; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RECALL; RUMINATION; SADNESS; ADULT; EMOTION; FEMALE; MALE; SELF CONTROL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANGER; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF-CONTROL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84978974806     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2016.1203354     Document Type: Article

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