Evaluation of aggression-reducing effects of the "Viennese Social Competence Training"

Swiss Journal of Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-135

  Gollwitzer, Mario ^a,e   Eisenbach, Katrin ^b   Atria, Moira ^c   Strohmeier, Dagmar ^c   Banse, Rainer ^d  

^a University of Koblenz Landau ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^e Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evaluation research; Primary prevention programs; School violence; Social competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745869422     PISSN: 14210185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1421-0185.65.2.125     Document Type: Article

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