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Peer reviewedCohen-Mansfield, Jiska; Marx, Marcia S. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1989
Examined relationships between agitated behavior and past personality in 408 nursing home residents. Agitated and nonaggressive behaviors were correlated with past stressful events, and physically aggressive behavior was correlated with the lack thereof; no relationships were found between agitated behavior and history of a mental disorder or past…
Descriptors: Aggression, Anger, Anxiety, Behavior Problems
