Citation

Frederickson JD. J. Soc. Psychol. 2010; 150(6): 579-581.

Affiliation

Bethel University, Psychology Department, 3900 Bethel Dr., St. Paul, MN 55112, USA. frejoe@bethel.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21166325

Abstract

The author attempted to replicate Ohbuchi, Kameda, and Agarie's (1989) study which found that giving an apology, with or without harm removal, reduced aggressive responses among a sample of Japanese college women. The author found similar results with a U.S. sample of college women. The results provide evidence for cross-cultural similarity in the effectiveness of apologies in reducing aggressive responses.

Language: en