The cognitive basis of trait anger and reactive aggression: An integrative analysis

Personality and Social Psychology Review

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-21

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

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Attention; Effortful control; Interpretation; Personality; Reactive aggression; Trait anger

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANGER; ATTENTION; COGNITION; HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW;

AGGRESSION; ANGER; ATTENTION; COGNITION; HUMANS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 44149089351     PISSN: 10888683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088868307309874     Document Type: Article

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