Attitudes and dating aggression: A cognitive dissonance approach

Prevention Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 231-243

  Schumacher, Julie A ^a   Slep, Amy M Smith ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes; cognitive dissonance; dating violence; jealousy; verbal aggression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUTUROLOGY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTIMACY; JEALOUSY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGGRESSION; COGNITIVE DISSONANCE; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JEALOUSY; MALE; NEW YORK; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 7044285780     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PREV.0000045357.19100.77     Document Type: Article

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