The relative efficacy of concentration and suppression strategies of mental control. Wenzlaff, R. M & Bates, D. E Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 26(10):1200–1212, October, 2000. Place: Thousand Oaks Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC.
The relative efficacy of concentration and suppression strategies of mental control [link]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
Mental control research has found that attempts to suppress unwanted thoughts can backfire when cognitive demands arise or intentional control subsides. The present research examined the relative efficacy of an alternative form of mental control that involves concentrating on desirable thoughts instead of trying to suppress unwanted material.
@article{wenzlaff_relative_2000,
	title = {The relative efficacy of concentration and suppression strategies of mental control},
	volume = {26},
	issn = {01461672},
	url = {https://search.proquest.com/docview/213992673?accountid=12507},
	abstract = {Mental control research has found that attempts to suppress unwanted thoughts can backfire when cognitive demands arise or intentional control subsides. The present research examined the relative efficacy of an alternative form of mental control that involves concentrating on desirable thoughts instead of trying to suppress unwanted material.},
	language = {English},
	number = {10},
	journal = {Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin},
	author = {Wenzlaff, Richard M and Bates, Danielle E},
	month = oct,
	year = {2000},
	note = {Place: Thousand Oaks
Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC.},
	keywords = {Defense mechanisms, Mental health, Personality, Psychology, Social psychology},
	pages = {1200--1212},
}

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