The Role of Restrictive Emotionality, Trait Anger, and Masculinity Threat in Men's Perpetration of Physical Aggression

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 218-224

  Cohn, Amy M ^a   Seibert, L Alana ^a   Zeichner, Amos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

aggression; anger; masculinity; restrictive emotionality

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650586584     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015151     Document Type: Article

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