Emotional responses to rejection of gestures of intergroup reconciliation

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 815-829

  Harth, Nicole Syringa ^a   Hornsey, Matthew J ^b   Barlow, Fiona Kate ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

anger; apology; intergroup emotions; reconciliation; satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SATISFACTION; SHAME; VICTIM;

ANGER; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; CRIME VICTIMS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SHAME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955754343     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167211400617     Document Type: Article

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