Social Sharing of Emotion: New Evidence and New Questions

European Review of Social Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 145-189

  Rimé, Bernard ^a   Finkenauer, Catrin ^a   Luminet, Olivier ^a   Zech, Emmanuelle ^a   Philippot, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

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EID: 85051141345     PISSN: 10463283     EISSN: 1479277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14792779843000072     Document Type: Article

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