Does personal morality exacerbate or restrain retaliation after being harmed?

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-45

  Batson, C Daniel ^a   Bowers, Mark J ^b   Leonard, Emily A ^b   Smith, Emily C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034348412     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167200261004     Document Type: Article

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