Looking on the bright side : downward counterfactual thinking and coping with stressful life events
Past research on counterfactual thinking suggests that downward counterfactuals are not frequently generated in response to negative events. An interrelated set of 5 studies examined whether, and under what conditions, people generate more downward than upward counterfactuals in response to stres...
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| Format: | Others |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/14931 |