Bringing out the agreeableness in everyone: Using a cognitive self-regulation model to reduce aggression

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1383-1387

  Meier, Brian P ^a   Wilkowski, Benjamin M ^b   Robinson, Michael D ^b  

^a GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Agreeableness; Control; Helpful thoughts; Hostile cues; Hostile thoughts; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 48749094204     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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