Survivor guilt, submissive behaviour and evolutionary theory: The down-side of winning in social comparison

British Journal of Medical Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 519-530

  O'Connor, L E ^a   Berry, J W ^b   Weiss, J ^c,d   Schweitzer, D ^d   Sevier, M ^d  

^a WRIGHT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; GUILT; HUMAN; PATIENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; THEORY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 6144257385     PISSN: 00071129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000711200160705     Document Type: Article

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