Shame and Guilt-Do they really differ in their focus of evaluation? Wanting to change the self and behavior in response to ingroup immorality

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 547-567

  Gausel, Nicolay ^a   Brown, Rupert ^b  

^a ØSTFOLD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anger; behavior; group; guilt; personal; self; shame

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANGER; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; GUILT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SHAME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANGER; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; GUILT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MORALS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SHAME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864831411     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2012.657265     Document Type: Article

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