Gratitude and prosocial behavior : Helping when it costs you

Psychological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 319-325

  Bartlett, Monica Y ^a   DeSteno, David ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AFFECT; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33645062400     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01705.x     Document Type: Article

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