The mediating role of perceptual validation in the repentance-forgiveness process

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1389-1401

  Eaton, Judy ^a   Struthers, C Ward ^b   Santelli, Alexander G ^b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apology; Forgiveness; Impression formation; Third party; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; MALE; NEGOTIATING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33748304354     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167206291005     Document Type: Article

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