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Von der Frustration zu Aggression

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Aggression, was verstehen wir darunter und warum wird jemand überhaupt aggressiv? Die Frage ist nicht leicht zu beantworten. Seit vielen Jahren schon beschäftigen sich Wissenschaftler damit auf unterschiedlichsten Ebenen: Was motiviert uns zu Aggression, welche biologischen Faktoren spielen eine Rolle und wie beeinflussen Persönlichkeitsmerkmale und die Situation selbst das Ausmaß an Aggression?

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Wagels, L. (2018). Von der Frustration zu Aggression. In: Gorr, C., Bauer, M. (eds) Was treibt uns an?. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-54857-8_10

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