When is it good to feel bad? How sadness and fear differ in their effects on routine development.

Front Psychol · 2023 · PMC10720752 · PMID 38098521

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We found a significant positive interaction effect between sadness and the hand index ( b = 0.02, SE = 0.01, p < 0 .001) and a slightly significant positive interaction effect between fear and the hand index ( b = 0.01, SE = 0.01, p < 0 .086).

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