Observing anger and aggression among preadolescent girls and boys: Ethical dilemmas and practical solutions

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 235-245

  Underwood, Marion K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anger; Children; Ethics; Peer relationships

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ETHICS; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATION; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECUMBENCY;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; ANGER; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DECEPTION; FEMALE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OBSERVATION; PEER GROUP; RESEARCHER-SUBJECT RELATIONS;

EID: 30544441243     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327019eb1503_4     Document Type: Article

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