Hostile attributional bias, negative emotional responding, and aggression in adults: Moderating effects of gender and impulsivity

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-63

  Chen, Pan ^a   Coccaro, Emil F ^a   Jacobson, Kristen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Gender differences; Hostile attributional bias; Impulsivity; Negative emotional responding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CRIME VICTIM; EMOTION; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL BIAS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CRIME VICTIMS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859712127     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.21407     Document Type: Article

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