Televised relational and physical aggression and children's hostile intent attributions

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 945-952

  Martins, Nicole ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

General aggression model; Hostile intent attributions; Physical aggression; Relational aggression; Social information processing; Television

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL AGGRESSION MODEL; HOSTILE INTENT ATTRIBUTIONS; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL AGGRESSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELATIONAL AGGRESSION; SOCIAL INFORMATION PROCESSING; TELEVISION;

GENERAL AGGRESSION MODEL; HOSTILE INTENT ATTRIBUTIONS; PHYSICAL AGGRESSION; RELATIONAL AGGRESSION; SOCIAL INFORMATION PROCESSING; TELEVISION;

AGGRESSION; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TELEVISION;

EID: 84885369442     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2013.05.006     Document Type: Article

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