An empathy-humility-commitment model of forgiveness applied within family dyads

Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-76

  Worthington Jr , Everett L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032340209     PISSN: 01634445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6427.00068     Document Type: Article

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