Anger-related traits and response to interpersonal conflict among New York City traffic agents

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 2089-2118

  Brondolo, Elizabeth ^a   Masheb, Robin ^b   Stores, Jacqueline ^b   Stockhammer, Tanya ^b   Tunick, Wendy ^b   Melhado, Elizabeth ^b   Karlin, William A ^b   Schwartz, Joseph ^b   Harburg, Ernest ^b   Contrada, Richard J ^b  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032220178     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1998.tb01362.x     Document Type: Article

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