Self-esteem moderates the response to forgiveness instructions among women with a history of victimization

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 804-819

  Cardi, Michelle ^a   Milich, Richard ^a   Harris, Monica J ^a   Kearns, Evan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forgiveness; Self esteem; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248566832     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2006.09.007     Document Type: Article

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