Trait anger and anger expression style in children's risky decisions

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-23

  Gambetti, Elisa ^a   Giusberti, Fiorella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anger expression style; Children; Mediation factors; Risk decision making; Trait anger

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANGER; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 59349109827     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20285     Document Type: Article

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