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Negative Affect and Problematic Binge-Watching: The Mediating Role of Unconstructive Ruminative Thinking Style

Psychologica Belgica
Volume 62 (2022): Issue 1
By: Pauline Billaux,  Joël Billieux,  Leonie Gärtner,  Pierre Maurage and  Maèva Flayelle  
Open Access
|Sep 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pb.1163 | Journal eISSN: 0033-2879
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Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 28, 2022
Accepted on: Aug 25, 2022
Published on: Sep 30, 2022
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Binge-watching,
rumination,
process-based approach,
emotion regulation strategy,
behavioural addiction

© 2022 Pauline Billaux, Joël Billieux, Leonie Gärtner, Pierre Maurage, Maèva Flayelle, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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