Relationship among dispositional forgiveness of others, interpersonal adjustment and psychological well-being: Implication for interpersonal theory of depression

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 365-368

  Tse, Wai S ^a   Yip, T H J ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Depression; Forgiveness; Interpersonal relationship; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149127183     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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