Cognitive schemas and aggressive behavior in adolescents: The mediating role of social information processing

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 190-201

  Calvete, Esther ^a   Orue, Izaskun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cognitive schemas; Proactive aggression; Reactive aggression; Social information processing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952653927     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1138741600003772     Document Type: Article

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