The efficacy of forgiveness intervention in college age adults: Randomized controlled study

Humboldt Journal of Social Relations

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-184

  Luskin, Frederic M ^a   Ginzburg, Karni ^b   Thoresen, Carl E ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger management; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Forgiveness; Rational Emotive Therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 27544489176     PISSN: 01604341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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