Advantaged group's emotional reactions to intergroup inequality: The dynamics of pride, guilt, and sympathy

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-129

  Harth, Nicole Syringa ^a   Kessler, Thomas ^a   Leach, Colin Wayne ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioral tendencies; Group based emotions; Guilt; Pride; Relative advantage; Sympathy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; GUILT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTRUISM; FEMALE; GERMANY; GUILT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 36949040857     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167207309193     Document Type: Article

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