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Original Articles

Shame Proneness and Guilt Proneness: Toward the Further Understanding of Reactions to Public and Private Transgressions

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Pages 337-362 | Received 17 Feb 2009, Accepted 01 Jun 2009, Published online: 20 Aug 2009

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