Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2008

Full Length Research Paper

Validity and Reliability of the Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire in Turkish Adolescents

Fulya Cenkseven-Onder*
  • Fulya Cenkseven-Onder*
  • Department of Psychological Counselling and Guidance Çukurova University Turkey.
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Rasit Avci
  • Rasit Avci
  • Department of Psychological Counselling and Guidance MuÄŸla Sıtkı Koçman University Turkey.
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Oguzhan Colakkadıoglu
  • Oguzhan Colakkadıoglu
  • Department of Psychological Counselling and Guidance Mustafa Kemal University Turkey.
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  •  Received: 19 July 2016
  •  Accepted: 11 October 2016
  •  Published: 23 October 2016

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