Cognitive Distortions and Self-Regulatory Personality Traits Associated with Proactive and Reactive Aggression in Early Adolescence

This study investigated mechanisms behind proactive and reactive aggression, by examining whether four types of self-serving cognitive distortions and the personality traits agreeableness and conscientiousness differently predicted proactive and reactive aggression. Self-report questionnaires and a...

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Main Authors: Koolen, Sophieke, Poorthuis, Astrid, van Aken, Marcel A. G.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer US 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3490066/