A behavioral test of Horney's linkage between authenticity and aggression: People living authentically are less-likely to respond aggressively in unfair situations

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-44

  Pinto, Diana G ^a   Maltby, John ^a   Wood, Alex M ^b   Day, Liz ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Agreeableness; Anger; Authentic living; Authenticity; Coping; Neurosis; Point subtraction aggression paradigm

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455175311     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.08.023     Document Type: Article

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