Humility and the Development and Repair of Social Bonds: Two Longitudinal Studies

Self and Identity

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-77

  Davis, Don E ^a   Worthington, Everett L ^b   Hook, Joshua N ^c   Emmons, Robert A ^d   Hill, Peter C ^e   Bollinger, Richard A ^e   van Tongeren, Daryl R ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e BIOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attribution; Forgiveness; Humility; Modesty; Personality judgment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871050735     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2011.636509     Document Type: Article

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