A Longitudinal Examination of Regulatory Focus Theory's Application to Adolescent Psychopathology

<p>Higgins' regulatory focus theory (1997) postulates two cognitive/motivational systems for pursuing desired end states: the promotion and prevention systems. The theory predicts that failure in each system is discriminantly associated with dysphoric and anxious affect respectively; and...

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Main Author: Klenk, Megan McCrudden
Other Authors: Strauman, Timothy J
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10161/5668