The interplay of emotional instability, empathy, and coping on prosocial and aggressive behaviors

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 675-680

  Carlo, Gustavo ^a   Mestre, Maria Vicenta ^b   McGinley, Meredith M ^c   Samper, Paula ^b   Tur, Ana ^b   Sandman, Deanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c CHATHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Coping; Empathy; Impulsivity; Prosocial behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863783875     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2012.05.022     Document Type: Article

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