On thin ice: Does uniform color really affect aggression in professional hockey?

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 306-310

  Caldwell, David F ^a   Burger, Jerry M ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Evolutionary psychology; Motivation and performance; Research methods; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051712974     PISSN: 19485506     EISSN: 19485514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1948550610389824     Document Type: Article

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