Does good emotion management aid forgiving? Multiple dimensions of empathy, emotion management and forgiveness of self and others

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 931-949

  Hodgson, Lisa K ^a   Wertheim, Eleanor H ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emotion management; Emotional intelligence; Empathic concern; Empathy; Forgive; Perspective taking; Self forgiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148999716     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407507084191     Document Type: Article

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