Outcome of aggression affects processing and can legitimise subsequent aggression: Influence of trait aggressiveness

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 284-297

  Bond, Alyson J ^a   Bauer, Anja ^a   Wingrove, Janet ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anger; Positive and negative outcome; Prosocial; Reading time; Trait aggressiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344611472     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20025     Document Type: Article

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