Implicit theories of personality and attributions of hostile intent: A meta-analysis, an experiment, and a longitudinal intervention

Child Development

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1651-1667

  Yeager, David S ^a   Miu, Adriana S ^b   Powers, Joseph ^c   Dweck, Carol S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIME VICTIM; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 84883444755     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12062     Document Type: Article

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