The affective control of events within settingsFootnote*

Collection and analyses of data were supported by National Institute of Mental Health Grant No. 1‐RO1‐MH29978–01‐SSR. The author thanks David R. Heise and J. Miller McPherson for helpful comments on the manuscript.

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