Aggressive personality traits in the effects of violent imagery on unprovoked impulsive aggression

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 753-771

  Zillmann, Dolf ^a   Weaver III, James B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive subtraits; Hostility; Impulsive aggression; Media violence; Personality; Physical aggression; Violent imagery

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248545076     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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