The cost of callousness: Regulating compassion influences the moral self-concept

Psychological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 225-229

  Cameron, C Daryl ^a   Payne, B Keith ^a  

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

antisocial behavior; emotional control; emotions; morality; personal values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858268326     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611430334     Document Type: Article

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