The darker side of social anxiety: When aggressive impulsivity prevails over shy inhibition

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-50

  Kashdan, Todd B ^a   McKnight, Patrick E ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Classification; Impulsivity; Self regulation; Social phobia

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953730413     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721409359280     Document Type: Article

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