Too tired to take offense: When depletion promotes forgiveness

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 587-590

  Stanton, Sarah C E ^a   Finkel, Eli J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ego depletion; Forgiveness; Romantic relationships; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857141248     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2011.11.011     Document Type: Article

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