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instrumental aggressive behavior

Known as: instrumental aggression 
Aggressive behavior directed towards obtaining some goal, considered to be a learned response to a situation. [GOC:hjd]
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Attachment correlates of resource-control strategies: Possible origins of social dominance and interpersonal power differentials
The current study investigates whether adults’ attachment orientations are related to involvement of others in goal strategies in… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
The development of antisocial behavior: What can we learn from functional neuroimaging studies?
Abstract The recent development of low-risk imaging technologies, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), have had… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Measuring Proactive and Reactive Criminal Thinking With the PICTS
Research studies have determined that proactive or instrumental aggression correlates with positive outcome expectancies for… 
2007
2007
An Analysis of Korean Homicide Crime-Scene Actions
Recent studies have focused on how different styles of homicides will be reflected in the different types of behaviors committed… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Emotions, violence and counterproductive work behavior
E has long played a central role in research and theory concerning human aggression and violence. Thinking in experimental and… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Psychopathy in instrumental and reactive violent offenders.
Can violent offenders who commit acts of instrumental aggression for goal-oriented purposes such as robbery be distinguished from… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Instrumental and hostile aggression in childhood disruptive behavior disorders
An analogue task of instrumental and hostile aggression during a competitive game was evaluated in a sample of clinically… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
The role of aggression in peer relations: an analysis of aggression episodes in boys' play groups.
Although aggression is frequently cited as a major cause of peer social rejection, no more than half of all aggressive children… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Reactive and proactive aggression in childhood: Relations to peer status and social context dimensions
Although there has been an accumulation of evidence to suggest a link between peer-directed aggression and social rejection… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
The relationship between inter- and intra-specific aggression
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