The Remedial Value of Blushing in the Context of Transgressions and Mishaps

Emotion

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 287-291

  Dijk, Corine ^a   de Jong, Peter J ^a   Peters, Madelon L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

appeasement; blushing; embarrassment; nonverbal communication; shame

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; SHAME;

BLUSHING; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; SHAME; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 65249106569     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015081     Document Type: Article

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