Empathy, Shame, Guilt, and Narratives of Interpersonal Conflicts: Guilt-Prone People Are Better at Perspective Taking

Journal of Personality

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-37

  Leith, Karen P ^a   Baumeister, Roy F ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032338524     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6494.00001     Document Type: Article

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