Retributive justice, restorative justice, and forgiveness: An experimental psychophysiology analysis

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-25

  Witvliet, Charlotte V O ^a   Worthington, Everett L ^b   Root, Lindsey M ^c   Sato, Amy F ^d   Ludwig, Thomas E ^a   Exline, Julie J ^e  

^a HOPE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion; Forgiveness; Physiology; Restorative justice; Retributive justice; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448965194     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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