Hostility
GLOSSARY
An attitudinal predisposition to feelings of anger, resentment, and enmity, often with concomitant aggressive behavior.
See also: hostile attribution bias.
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Reference:
Riley, W. T., & Treiber, F. A. (1989). The validity of multidimensional self‐report anger and hostility measures. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 45(3), 397-404.
Rohner, R. P. (1980). Worldwide tests of parental acceptance-rejection theory: An overview. Behavior Science Research, 15(1), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1177/106939718001500102