Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown: The link between guilt proneness and leadership

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 327-342

  Schaumberg, Rebecca L ^a   Flynn, Francis J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Guilt; Guilt proneness; Leadership; Negative affectivity; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST;

ADULT; AFFECT; APTITUDE; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866980073     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028127     Document Type: Article

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