Emotional reactions of anger and shame to the norm violation characterizing episodes of interpersonal harm

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-219

  Kam, Chester Chun Seng ^a   Bond, Michael Harris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BEHAVIOR; CAUCASIAN; CRIME; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHAME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ANGER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CRIME; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHAME; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 67649090299     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466608X324367     Document Type: Article

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