Wanting to and having to help: Separate motivations for positive mood and guilt-induced helping.

Cunningham, Michael R., Steinberg, Jeff, Grev, Rita·1980·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
DOI 10.1037//0022-3514.38.2.181

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