Does cost-benefit analysis or self-control predict involvement in bullying behavior by male prisoners?

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-40

  Archer, John ^a   Southall, Natalie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b HMYOI Stoke Heath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costs and benefits; Physical aggression; Prison bullying; Self control; Size

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRIME VICTIMS; ENGLAND; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PERCEPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRISONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SECURITY MEASURES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

EID: 59349093073     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20283     Document Type: Article

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