Angry at the Unjust, Scared of the Powerful: Emotional Responses to Terrorist Threat

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1069-1082

  Giner Sorolla, Roger ^a   Maitner, Angela T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

anger; emotions; fear; groups; terrorism; threat

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; GROUPS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TERRORISM; THREAT;

ANGER; EMOTIONS; FEAR; GROUPS; TERRORISM; THREAT;

ANGER; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); TERRORISM;

EID: 84879915923     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167213490803     Document Type: Article

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