Forgiveness, feeling connected to others, and well-being: Two longitudinal studies

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 182-195

  Bono, Giacomo ^a   McCullough, Michael E ^a,b   Root, Lindsey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

Apology; Closeness; Forgiveness; Longitudinal; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BENEFICENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 38349051458     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167207310025     Document Type: Article

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