Retaliation as a Response to Procedural Unfairness: A Self-Regulatory Approach

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1511-1525

  Brebels, Lieven ^a   De Cremer, David ^a   Sedikides, Constantine ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

procedural fairness; regulatory focus; retaliation; self activation; unfair treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PUNISHMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PUNISHMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL JUSTICE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57949107842     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012821     Document Type: Article

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