Hostile intent attributions and relational aggression: The moderating roles of emotional sensitivity, gender, and victimization

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 977-987

  Mathieson, Lindsay C ^a   Murray Close, Dianna ^b   Crick, Nicki R ^a   Woods, Kathleen E ^c   Zimmer Gembeck, Melanie ^d   Geiger, Tasha C ^e   Morales, Julie R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Bluegrass Regional Mental Health Mental Retardation Board   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Gender; Hostile attribution biases; Victimization

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; EMOTION; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; VICTIM;

AGGRESSION; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS;

EID: 82755187313     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-011-9515-5     Document Type: Article

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