A test of Spielberger's state-trait theory of anger with adolescents: Five hypotheses

Emotion

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 74-84

  Quinn, Colleen A ^a   Rollock, David ^b   Vrana, Scott R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cardiovascular response; Imagery; Trait anger

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANGER; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CHILD; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; IMAGERY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; SPIELBERGER STATE TRAIT THEORY OF ANGER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THEORY; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAUCASIAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANGER; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84893458660     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034031     Document Type: Article

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