Reducing anger induced by ego threat: Use of vulnerability expression and influence of trait characteristics

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1087-1097

  Bond, Alyson J ^a   Ruaro, Laura ^a   Wingrove, Janet ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggressive cognitions; Anger; Distraction; Ego threat; Expression; Narcissism; Self esteem; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644598451     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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