Two Faces of Shame: The Roles of Shame and Guilt in Predicting Recidivism

Psychological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 799-805

  Tangney, June P ^a   Stuewig, Jeffrey ^a   Martinez, Andres G ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

antisocial behavior; emotions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SHAME; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRISONERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; SHAME; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896839122     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613508790     Document Type: Article

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