Victims versus perpetrators: Affective and empathic forecasting regarding transgressions in romantic relationships

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 329-333

  Green, Jeffrey D ^a   Davis, Jody L ^a   Luchies, Laura B ^b   Coy, Anthony E ^a   Van Tongeren, Daryl R ^c   Reid, Chelsea A ^a   Finkel, Eli J ^d  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REDEEMER UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c HOPE COLLEGE   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective forecasting; Empathic forecasting; Happiness; Sadness; Transgression; Wisdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872412666     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2012.12.004     Document Type: Article

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