Moderating effects of rumination and gender on context-specific aggression

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 420-436

  Verona, Edelyn ^a,b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Emotions; Gender; Rumination; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744608063     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20096     Document Type: Article

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