Anger and anger expression in relation to perceptions of social rank, entrapment and depressive symptoms

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 551-565

  Allan, Steven ^a   Gilbert, Paul ^a  

^a KINGSWAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anger; Depression; Entrapment; Rank; Social compassion; Submissive behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347491681     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(01)00057-5     Document Type: Article

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