The Interpersonal Adaptiveness of Dispositional Guilt and Shame: A Meta-Analytic Investigation

Journal of Personality

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 341-363

  Tignor, Stefanie M ^a   Colvin, C Randall ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; GUILT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; SCIENTIST; SHAME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ADULT; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN RELATION; PERSONALITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; GUILT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PERSONALITY; SHAME;

EID: 84960368767     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12244     Document Type: Article

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