Anger management effects on middle school students with emotional/behavioral disorders: Anger log use, aggressive and prosocial behavior

Child and Family Behavior Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 215-230

  Kellner, Millicent H ^a,d   Bry, Brenna H ^b   Salvador, Diana S ^c  

^a High Point Schools   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^d CPC Behavioral Healthcare   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Anger logs; Anger management; Cognitive behavioral; Middle school; Prosocial behavior; Students with emotional behavioral disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650093246     PISSN: 07317107     EISSN: 1545228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317100802275520     Document Type: Article

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