Repulsed by violence: Disgust sensitivity buffers trait, behavioral, and daily aggression

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 175-188

  Pond, Richard S ^a   DeWall, C Nathan ^a   Lambert, Nathaniel M ^b   Deckman, Timothy ^a   Bonser, Ian M ^a   Fincham, Frank D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Avoidance; Disgust sensitivity; Emotion; Individual differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; SELF REPORT; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; SELF REPORT; SPOUSE ABUSE; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855323171     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024296     Document Type: Article

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