Looking again, and harder, for a link between low self-esteem and aggression

Journal of Personality

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 427-446

  Bushman, Brad J ^a,b   Baumeister, Roy F ^c   Thomaes, Sander ^b,d   Ryu, Ehri ^e   Begeer, Sander ^b   West, Stephen G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NARCISSISM; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NARCISSISM; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS;

EID: 61849160296     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2008.00553.x     Document Type: Article

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