When Forgiving Enhances Psychological Well-Being: The Role of Interpersonal Commitment

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1011-1026

  Karremans, Johan C ^a,c   Van Lange, Paul A M ^a   Ouwerkerk, Jaap W ^b   Kluwer, Esther S ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SPOUSE; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 0141642030     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.84.5.1011     Document Type: Article

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