Associations between verbal reasoning, normative beliefs about aggression, and different forms of aggression

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 137-149

  Kikas, Eve ^a   Peets, Kätlin ^b   Tropp, Kristiina ^a   Hinn, Maris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

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EID: 60649089561     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2009.00586.x     Document Type: Article

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