"I'd only let you down": Guilt proneness and the avoidance of harmful interdependence

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 925-942

  Wiltermuth, Scott S ^a   Cohen, Taya R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Equity theory; Free riding; Guilt proneness; Interdependence; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COOPERATION; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84919350123     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037523     Document Type: Article

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