Depression reduces forgiveness selectively as a function of relationship closeness and transgression

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1133-1141

  Tse, Man Chui ^a   Cheng, Sheung Tak ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Closeness; Depression; Forgiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644591428     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2005.11.008     Document Type: Article

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