Do people aggress to improve their mood? Catharsis beliefs, affect regulation opportunity, and aggressive responding

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-32

  Bushman, Brad J ^a   Baumeister, Roy F ^b   Phillips, Colleen M ^b  

^a Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ACTING OUT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT;

ACTING OUT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PLACEBO EFFECT; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 85047685922     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.81.1.17     Document Type: Article

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