Effects of an emotional intelligence intervention on aggression and empathy among adolescents

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 883-892

  Castillo, Ruth ^a   Salguero, José M ^a   Fernández Berrocal, Pablo ^a   Balluerka, Nekane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Aggression; Emotional intelligence; Empathy; Gender; Social and emotional learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMPATHY; FANTASY; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SOCIAL CONTROL; VERBAL HOSTILITY;

ADOLESCENCE; AGGRESSION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMPATHY; GENDER; SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 84881243526     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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