An examination of emotional empathy, attributions of stability, and the link between perceived remorse and forgiveness

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 392-397

  Davis, James R ^a   Gold, Gregg J ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apologies; Attributions of stability; Empathy; Forgiveness; Remorse; Romantic relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649636492     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.10.031     Document Type: Article

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