Responding to partners' expression of anger: The role of communal motivation

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 229-241

  Yoo, Seung Hee ^a   Clark, Margaret S ^b   Lemay Jr , Edward P ^c   Salovey, Peter ^b   Monin, Joan K ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communal motivation; Relationships; Responding to anger

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651453827     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167210394205     Document Type: Article

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