The effects of helper intention on gratitude and indebtedness

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 198-204

  Tsang, Jo Ann ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gratitude; Indebtedness; Intention

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750711057     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-006-9031-z     Document Type: Article

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