The Role of Emotion Dysregulation in the Association Between Men's Restrictive Emotionality and Use of Physical Aggression

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-64

  Cohn, Amy M ^a   Jakupcak, Matthew ^b,c   Seibert, L Alana ^d   Hildebrandt, Thomas B ^e   Zeichner, Amos ^d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

aggression; emotion dysregulation; gender role conflict; restrictive emotionality

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649133809     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018090     Document Type: Article

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