Victim and offender accounts of interpersonal conflict: Autobiographical narratives of forgiveness and unforgiveness

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 675-686

  Zechmeister, Jeanne S ^a   Romero, Catherine ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; ROLE PLAYING; SELF CONCEPT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ATTITUDE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; ROLE; SELF CONCEPT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 85047672864     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.82.4.675     Document Type: Article

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