Conceptualizations of Forgiveness

European Psychologist

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 78-86

  Mullet, Etienne ^a,d   Girard, Michelle ^b   Bakhshi, Parul ^c  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Conceptualizations; Empathy; Forgiveness; Morality; Repentance

Indexed keywords

EID: 24644510310     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040.9.2.78     Document Type: Review

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