Guilt and shame in Chinese culture: A cross-cultural framework from the perspective of morality and identity

Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-144

  Bedford, Olwen ^a   Hwang, Kwang Kuo ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0038683843     PISSN: 00218308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5914.00210     Document Type: Review

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