Can one's temper be cooled? A role for Agreeableness in moderating Neuroticism's influence on anger and aggression

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 295-311

  Ode, Scott ^a   Robinson, Michael D ^a   Wilkowski, Benjamin M ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Agreeableness; Anger; Neuroticism; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 41649110847     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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