Forgiveness Results From Integrating Information About Relationship Value and Exploitation Risk

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 345-356

  Burnette, Jeni L ^a   McCullough, Michael E ^b   van Tongeren, Daryl R ^c   Davis, Don E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

evolutionary psychology; exploitation; forgiveness; interpersonal relationships

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857154882     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167211424582     Document Type: Article

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