Forgiving the self: Conceptual issues and empirical findings

Handbook of Forgiveness

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 143-158

  Tangney, June Price ^a   Boone, Angela L ^a   Dearing, Ronda ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203955673-17     Document Type: Chapter

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