Two sides of the same coin? The relations between prosocial and physically aggressive behaviors

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 337-349

  McGinley, Meredith ^a   Carlo, Gustavo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Aggression; Methodology; Prosocial behaviors; Sympathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947708783     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9095-9     Document Type: Article

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