A cross-cultural examination of the effects of apology and perspective taking on forgiveness

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 102, 2001, Pages 144-166

  Takaku, Seiji ^a   Weiner, Bernard ^b   Ohbuchi, Ken Ichi ^c  

^a MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0040433015     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X01020001007     Document Type: Article

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