Trait aggression is related to anger-modulated deficits in response inhibition

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 450-454

  Denny, Katherine G ^a   Siemer, Matthias ^a  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anger; Emotion regulation; Go no go task; Inhibition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861876403     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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