Exploring the lay representation of forgiveness: Convergent and discriminant validity

Personal Relationships

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-223

  Friesen, Myron D ^a   Fletcher, Garth J O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 34547341642     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2007.00151.x     Document Type: Article

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