Lend to a friend, lose a friend? Guilt, shame, and the emotional costs of informal borrowing.
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- 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.106026
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- 2026 Feb
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- Acta psychologica
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.106026,
title = {Lend to a friend, lose a friend? Guilt, shame, and the emotional costs of informal borrowing.},
author = {Douglas M and Fekete-Farkas M and Csaba B},
year = {2026},
journal = {Acta psychologica},
doi = {10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.106026},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.106026}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Lend to a friend, lose a friend? Guilt, shame, and the emotional costs of informal borrowing. AU - Douglas M AU - Fekete-Farkas M AU - Csaba B PY - 2026 JO - Acta psychologica DO - 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.106026 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.106026 ER -
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M, D., M, F., & B, C. (2026). Lend to a friend, lose a friend? Guilt, shame, and the emotional costs of informal borrowing.. Acta psychologica. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.106026
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