Power and revenge

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 521-540

  Strelan, Peter ^a   Weick, Mario ^b   Vasiljevic, Milica ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body posture; Dominance; Gesture; Power; Revenge

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; PUNISHMENT;

AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PUNISHMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84918827040     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: 20448309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjso.12044     Document Type: Article

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