What Is Moral About Guilt? Acting " Prosocially" at the Disadvantage of Others

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 462-473

  de Hooge, Ilona E ^a   Nelissen, Rob M A ^b   Breugelmans, Seger M ^b   Zeelenberg, Marcel ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Guilt; Interpersonal relationships; Moral emotions; Prosocial behavior; Social dilemmas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MORALS; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952081887     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021459     Document Type: Article

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