Individual differences in experiences of and responses to guilt and shame: Examining the lenses of gender and gender role

Sex Roles

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 133-142

  Benetti Mcquoid, Jessica ^a   Bursik, Krisanne ^a  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Gender role; Guilt; Shame

Indexed keywords

EID: 24644509757     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-005-4287-4     Document Type: Article

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