How effective are different accounts of harm-doing in softening victims' reactions? A scenario investigation of the effects of severity, relationship, and culture

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 167-178

  Fukuno, Mitsuteru ^a   Ohbuchi, Ken Ichi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0032341417     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-839X.00011     Document Type: Article

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