Guilt, shame/embarrassment, and empathy

Japanese Journal of Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-104

  Arimitsu, Kohki ^a  

^a KOMAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Embarrassment; Empathy; Guilt; Shame

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845314338     PISSN: 00215236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4992/jjpsy.77.97     Document Type: Article

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