Relational aggression and hostile attribution biases: Testing multiple statistical methods and models

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 447-458

  Godleski, Stephanie A ^a   Ostrov, Jamie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Hostile attribution biases; Physical aggression; Relational aggression

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

AGGRESSION; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FACULTY; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (U.S.); PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955289087     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-010-9391-4     Document Type: Article

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