The assessment of argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness in adolescent populations

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-36

  Roberto, Anthony J ^a   Finucane, Margaret ^b  

^a Michigan Public Health Institute   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Argumentativeness; Reliability; Validity; Verbal aggressiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 85064777252     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463379709370042     Document Type: Article

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