Relational Aggression in College Students: Examining the Roles of Social Anxiety and Empathy

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 430-439

  Loudin, Jesse L ^a   Loukas, Alexandra ^a   Robinson, Sheri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Empathy; Indirect aggression; Relational aggression; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442542504     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.10039     Document Type: Article

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