Research Interests

• Aggression, displaced aggression.
• Inter-group relations: personalization, self-disclosure and liking; inter-group conflict and aggression; inter-gang violence.
• Alcohol and social behaviors: alcohol and aggression, alcohol and inter-group anxiety.

Key Publications

Vasquez, E. A., Denson, T. F., Pedersen, W. C., Stenstrom, D. M., & Miller, N. (2005).The moderating effect of trigger intensity on triggered displaced aggression. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 41, 61-67.

Vasquez, E. A., Ensari, N., Pedersen, W. C., Yunzi Tan, R., & Miller, N. (2007). Personalization and differentiation as moderators of triggered displaced aggression towards out-group targets. European Journal of Social Psychology, 33, 297-319.

Vasquez, E. A., Bartsch, V. O., Pedersen, W. C., & Miller, N. (2007). The impact of aggressive priming, rumination, and frustration on prison sentencing. Aggressive Behavior, 33, 477-485.

Vasquez, E. A. (in press). Cognitive load, trigger salience, and the facilitation of triggered displaced aggression. European Journal of Social Psychology.

 

Current Research Students

 

Grants

2012

E. Vasquez Polismyndigheten Stockholm Lan (Stockholm Police) An evaluation of SGIP Conference.

€2,500

 

 

 

School of Psychology
Keynes College
University of Kent
Canterbury, Kent
CT2 7NP
United Kingdom

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