Forgiveness

The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology, (2 Ed.)

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  McCullough, Michael E ^a   Root, Lindsey M ^a   Tabak, Benjamin A ^a   Van Oyen Witvliet, Charlotte ^b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b HOPE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Evolution; Forgiveness; Health; Revenge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923578846     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195187243.013.0040     Document Type: Chapter

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