Emotion regulation and aggression

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 72-82

  Roberton, Terri ^a   Daffern, Michael ^a,b   Bucks, Romola S ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Aggression; Emotion regulation; Emotional awareness

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANGER; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; EFFECT SIZE; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALADJUSTMENT; MENTAL INSTABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 84455169628     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2011.09.006     Document Type: Review

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