Why distractors with need-supportive content can mitigate ironic effects of thought suppression

Thought suppression is a self-regulatory strategy commonly used to avoid unwanted thoughts although it can ironically make unwanted thoughts more intrusive and accessible. To reduce these ironic effects, it is important to explore mechanisms underlying effective suppression. The present study recrui...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wang, Deming, Chatzisarantis, Nikos, Hagger, Martin
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Netherlands 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58290