Become more optimistic by imagining a best possible self: Effects of a two week intervention

Meevissen, Yvo M.C., Peters, Madelon L., Alberts, Hugo J.E.M.·2011·Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

DOI 10.1016/j.jbtep.2011.02.012

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