Changes in attitudes towards war and violence after September 11, 2001

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 118-129

  Carnagey, Nicholas L ^a,b   Anderson, Craig A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b E005A Lagomarcino Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Attitude change; September 11; Violence attitudes; War attitudes

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CHANGE; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WAR;

AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 33947116257     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20173     Document Type: Article

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