The angry male and the passive female: The role of gender and self-esteem in anger expression

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-154

  Nunn, Jana S ^a   Thomas, Susan L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 22644450658     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.1999.27.2.145     Document Type: Article

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