The general aggression model: Theoretical extensions to violence

Psychology of Violence

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 245-258

  Dewall, C Nathan ^a   Anderson, Craig A ^b   Bushman, Brad J ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

climate change; General Aggression Model; intergroup violence; intimate partner violence; suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960452462     PISSN: 21520828     EISSN: 2152081X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023842     Document Type: Article

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