Regulatory concerns and appraisal efficiency: The general impact of promotion and prevention

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 693-705

  Shah, James ^a   Higgins, E Tory ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION;

AFFECT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; WORD ASSOCIATION TESTS;

EID: 85047685089     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.80.5.693     Document Type: Article

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