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Original Articles

The effect of deservingness in invidious situations on the intensity of schadenfreude: a developmental study / El efecto del merecimiento sobre la intensidad de schadenfreude en situaciones de envidia: un estudio evolutivo

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Pages 374-412 | Received 21 Mar 2018, Accepted 02 Feb 2019, Published online: 01 Apr 2019

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