Do personality characteristics and beliefs predict intra-group bullying between prisoners?

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 261-270

  Turner, Polly ^a   Ireland, Jane L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Beliefs about aggression; DIPC; EXPAGG; Personality; Prison bullying

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TESTS; PRISONERS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 77954654127     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20346     Document Type: Article

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