Differentiating forms and functions of aggression in emerging adults: Associations with hostile attribution biases and normative veliefs

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 713-722

  Bailey, Christopher A ^a   Ostrov, Jamie M ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Functions of aggression; Hostile attribution biases; Normative beliefs; Relational aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 43749103854     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-007-9211-5     Document Type: Article

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