The effect of social and situational factors on the intended response to aggression among adolescents

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-76

  Winstok, Zeev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cost and benefit considerations; Gender differences; Religion; Social and situational context of aggression; Social identity theory; Social information processing; Violence among adolescents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; JEW; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGGRESSION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INTENTION; ISLAM; ISRAEL; JEWS; MALE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 77950348893     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540903232290     Document Type: Article

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