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Repairing Trust Between Individuals and Groups: The Effectiveness of Apologies in Interpersonal and Intergroup Contexts

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|Jul 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/irsp.479 | Journal eISSN: 2397-8570
Language: English
Submitted on: Jun 20, 2020
Accepted on: May 25, 2021
Published on: Jul 2, 2021
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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