Facing guilt: Role of negative affectivity, need for reparation, and fear of punishment in leading to prosocial behaviour and aggression

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 219-237

  Caprara, Gian Vittorio ^c   Barbaranelli, Claudio ^d   Pastorelli, Concetta ^d   Cermak, Ivo ^a   Rosza, Sandor ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d NONE

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EID: 0035343795     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.402     Document Type: Article

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