Anger, hatred, and the quest for peace: Anger can be constructive in the absence of hatred

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 274-291

  Halperin, Eran ^a   Russell, Alexandra G ^b   Dweck, Carol S ^b   Gross, James J ^b  

^a INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anger; attribution; emotion; hatred; intergroup conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955109666     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: 15528766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002710383670     Document Type: Article

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