The relationship of self-regulation and aggression: An empirical test of personality systems interaction theory

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 554-570

  Ross, Thomas ^a   Fontao, María Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggression; Offender therapy; Personality disorders; PSI theory; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY SYSTEMS INTERACTION THEORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONTROL; TREATMENT PLANNING; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PRISONERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 50249179805     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X07308667     Document Type: Article

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