Trait aggressiveness and situational provocation: A test of the Traits as Situational Sensitivities (TASS) model

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1100-1113

  Marshall, Margaret A ^a   Brown, Jonathon D ^b  

^a SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Hostility; Person situation interactions; Situational provocation; Trait aggressiveness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PERSONALITY;

EID: 33745948635     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167206288488     Document Type: Article

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