A conceptual model of ego depletion and alcohol-related aggression

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue , 2016, Pages 95-105

  Sheehan, Brynn E ^a   Lau Barraco, Cathy ^a,b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Alcohol; Ego depletion; Self control; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL RELATED AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; ANGER; ASSAULT; AUTOREGULATION; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; COGNITION; CRIME; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EGO DEVELOPMENT; HABITUAL ADAPTATION; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; INDIVIDUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; REVIEW; SELF CONTROL; SEXUAL ASSAULT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84994070632     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2016.08.002     Document Type: Review

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