Social group norms, school norms, and children's aggressive intentions

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 195-204

  Nipedal, Christian ^a   Nesdale, Drew ^a   Killen, Melanie ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Children; Group norms; School norms; Social groups

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AGGRESSION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 77952532920     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20342     Document Type: Article

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