Beliefs in a just world as a buffer against anger

Social Justice Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 123-145

  Dalbert, Claudia ^a,b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b Wittenberg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anger; Anger expression style; Just world beliefs; Mental health; Mood induction; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 12144270035     PISSN: 08857466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019919822628     Document Type: Article

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