Cleansing the soul by hurting the flesh: The guilt-reducing effect of pain

Psychological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 334-335

  Bastian, Brock ^a   Jetten, Jolanda ^a,b   Fasoli, Fabio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTENTION; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); RETROSPECTIVE MORAL JUDGMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954499497     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610397058     Document Type: Article

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