When apologies fail: The moderating effect of implicit and explicit self-esteem on apology and forgiveness

Self and Identity

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 209-222

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

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 34248586425     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298860601118819     Document Type: Article

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