Hostile attributions in incarcerated adult male offenders: An exploration of diverse pathways

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 99-115

  Vitale, Jennifer E ^a,c   Newman, Joseph P ^a   Serin, Ralph C ^b   Bolt, Daniel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HAMPDEN SYDNEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attributional style; Hostile attribution; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 15944429000     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20050     Document Type: Article

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