Subjective socioeconomic status causes aggression: A test of the theory of social deprivation

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 178-194

  Greitemeyer, Tobias ^a   Sagioglou, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aggression; Relative deprivation; Social class; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84978997754     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pspi0000058     Document Type: Article

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