Context Effects and the (Mal)adaptive Nature of Guilt and Shame in Children

Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 319-345

  Ferguson, Tamara J ^a   Stegge, Hedy ^a   Eyre, Heidi L ^a   Vollmer, Russ ^a   Ashbaker, Michael ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROL; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; MALE; SHAME; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SHAME; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0034251895     PISSN: 87567547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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