Individual and class norms differentially predict proactive and reactive aggression: A functional analysis

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 178-190

  Frey, Karin S ^a   Higheagle Strong, Zoe ^b   Onyewuenyi, Adaurennaya C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom norms; Peer influence; Proactive aggression; Reactive aggression; Retaliatory beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84971377938     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: 19392176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/edu0000118     Document Type: Article

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