Personality and self-forgiveness: The roles of shame, guilt, empathy and conciliatory behavior

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-22

  Rangganadhan, Anita R ^a   Todorov, Natasha ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 76449108439     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2010.29.1.1     Document Type: Article

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