The exemplary social emotion guilt: Not so relationship-oriented when another person repairs for you

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1189-1207

  de Hooge, Ilona E ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Guilt; Interpersonal relationships; Prosocial behaviour; Social emotions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VICTIM; WELLBEING;

ADULT; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84866293354     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2011.640663     Document Type: Article

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