TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Trait aggressiveness and situational provocation: a test of the traits as situational sensitivities (TASS) model
JO  - Personality and social psychology bulletin
A1  - Marshall, Margaret A.
A1  - Brown, Jonathon D.
SP  - 1100
EP  - 1113
VL  - 32
IS  - 8
N2  - In this article, the authors propose and test an interactionist model of personality functioning. The model maintains that many traits function in a threshold-like manner, such that less situational strength is needed to evoke a trait-relevant response in people who are high on the trait than in those who are low on the trait. Because of these different sensitivities, people who are high on a trait are more reactive to moderate provocation than are those who are low on a trait, but the opposite is true when strong provocation is compared to moderate provocation. Three studies are reported showing how the model can be used to understand the nature of aggression.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0146-1672
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146167206288488
ID  - ref1
ER  -