Evoking shame and guilt: A comparison of two theories

Psychological Reports

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-105

  Fromson, Paul M ^a,b  

^a ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 2231 Campus Box ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SHAME;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SHAME;

EID: 33646906254     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.98.1.99-105     Document Type: Article

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