Reciprocal relationships between positive expectancies and positive emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-lagged panel study.
Introduction: Previous research highlighted the importance of investigating distinct protective factors that predict the experience of positive emotions during stressful situations, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. In this longitudinal study, we specifically focused on positive expectancies towards th...
| Publicado en: | Psychology & Health Vol. 39; no. 13; pp. 1990 - 2013 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2024
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