Perceptions, emotions, and behavioral decisions in conflicts that escalate to violence

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-136

  Winstok, Zeev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anger; Behavioral regulation; Conflict; Emotional regulation; Escalation; Fear

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547261049     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-007-9061-1     Document Type: Article

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