The impact of deservingness on schadenfreude and sympathy: Further evidence

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 390-392

  Van Dijk, Wilco W ^a   Ouwerkerk, Jaap W ^a   Goslinga, Sjoerd ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deservingness; Emotion; Schadenfreude; Sympathy

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JEALOUSY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CULTURE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JEALOUSY; MALE; SOCIAL VALUES; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649220768     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.149.3.390-392     Document Type: Article

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