Shaming, blaming, and maiming: Functional links among the moral emotions, externalization of blame, and aggression

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-102

  Stuewig, Jeffrey ^a   Tangney, June P ^a   Heigel, Caron ^a   Harty, Laura ^a   McCloskey, Laura ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Empathy; Externalization of blame; Guilt; Shame

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949275740     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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