Director: Eric R. Dahlen, Ph.D.
Representative Publications
Current or former students are listed in bold.
Nocera, T. R., Dahlen, E. R., Poor, A., Strowd, J., Dortch, A., & Van Overloop, E. C. (2022). Moral disengagement mechanisms predict cyber aggression among emerging adults. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychological Research on Cyberspace, 16(1), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2022-1-6
Nocera, T. R., Dahlen, E. R., Mohn, R. S., Leuty, M. E., & Batastini, A. B. (2022). Dark personality traits and anger in cyber aggression perpetration: Is moral disengagement to blame? Psychology of Popular Media, 11(1), 24-34. https://doi.apa.org/doi/10.1037/ppm0000295 [accepted, pre-formatted version]
Nocera, T. R., & Dahlen, E. R. (2020). Dark triad personality traits in cyber aggression among college students. Violence and Victims, 35(4), 524-538. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/VV-D-18-00058
Deason, D. L., Dahlen, E. R., Madson, M. B., & Bullock-Yowell, E. (2019). Five factor model of personality, social anxiety, and relational aggression in college students. Journal of College Student Development, 60,(1), 110-114. doi: 10.1353/csd.2019.0007
Dahlen, E. R., Mandracchia, J. T., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2018). Studying the role of pathological personality traits in criminogenic thinking using survey research. SAGE Research Methods Cases. doi: 10.4135/9781526430632
Knight, N. M., Dahlen, E. R., Bullock-Yowell, E., & Madson, M. B. (2018). The HEXACO model of personality and Dark Triad in relational aggression. Personality and Individual Differences, 122,(1), 109-114. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2017.10.016
Zeigler-Hill, V., Dahlen, E. R., & Madson, M. B. (2017). Self-esteem and alcohol use: Implications for aggressive behavior. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 15,(5), 1103-1117. doi: 10.1007/s11469-017-9764-9
Zeigler-Hill, V., Mandracchia, J. T., Dahlen, E. R., Shango, R., & Vrabel, J. K. (2017). Pathological personality traits and criminogenic thinking styles. Personality and Individual Differences, 110, 41-48. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2017.01.021
Clark, C. M., Dahlen, E. R., & Nicholson, B. C. (2015). The role of parenting in relational aggression and prosocial behavior among emerging adults. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 24,(2), 185-202. doi: 10.1080/10926771.2015.1002653
Boudreaux, D. J., Dahlen, E. R., Madson, M. B., & Bullock-Yowell, E. (2014). Attitudes toward anger management scale: Development and initial validation. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 47(1), 14-26. doi: 10.1177/0748175613497039
Dahlen, E. R., Czar, K. A., Prather, E., & Dyess, C. (2013). Relational aggression and victimization in college students. Journal of College Student Development, 54(2), 140-154. doi: 10.1353.csd.2013.0021 (download archived .pdf file)
Prather, E., Dahlen, E. R., Nicholson, B. C., & Bullock-Yowell, E. (2012). Relational aggression in college students’ dating relationships. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 21(7), 705-720. doi: 10.1080/10926771.2012.693151
Dahlen, E. R., Edwards, B. D., Tubré, T., Zyphur, M. J., & Warren, C. R. (2012). Taking a look behind the wheel: An investigation into the personality predictors of aggressive driving. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 45, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.11.012
Czar, K. A., Dahlen, E. R., Bullock-Yowell, E., Nicholson, B. C. (2011). Psychopathic personality traits in relational aggression among young adults. Aggressive Behavior, 37(2), 207-214. doi: 10.1002/ab.20381
Martin, R. C., & Dahlen, E. R. (2011). Angry thoughts and response to provocation: Validity of the Angry Cognitions Scale. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive Behavior Therapy, 29, 65-76. doi: 10.1007/s10942-009-0104-2
Pseekos, A. C., Bullock-Yowell, E., & Dahlen, E. R. (2011). Examining Holland’s person-environment fit, workplace aggression, interpersonal conflict, and job satisfaction. Journal of Employment Counseling, 48(2), 63-71. doi: 10.1002/j.2161-1920.2011.tb00115.x
Moore, M., & Dahlen, E. R. (2008). Forgiveness and consideration of future consequences in aggressive driving. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 40(5), 1661-1666. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.05.007
Dahlen, E. R. (2007). Cognitive therapy for clinically dysfunctional anger: A case study. Clinical Case Studies, 6, 493-507. doi: 10.1177/1534650107298707
Martin, R. C., & Dahlen, E. R. (2007). Anger response styles and reaction to provocation. Personality and Individual Differences, 43(8), 2083-2094. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.06.022
Martin, R. C., & Dahlen, E. R. (2007). The Angry Cognitions Scale: A new inventory for assessing cognitions in anger. Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy, 25, 155-173. doi: 10.1007/s10942-006-0033-2
Dahlen, E. R., & Martin, R. C. (2006). Refining the Anger Consequences Questionnaire. Personality and Individual Differences, 41(6), 1021-1031. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2006.04.008
Dahlen, E. R., & White, R. P. (2006). The Big Five factors, sensation seeking, and driving anger in the prediction of unsafe driving. Personality and Individual Differences, 41(5), 903-915. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2006.03.016
Dahlen, E. R., & Martin, R. C. (2005). The experience, expression, and control of anger in perceived social support. Personality and Individual Differences, 39(2), 391-401. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2005.01.019
Martin, R. C., & Dahlen, E. R. (2005). Cognitive emotion regulation in the prediction of depression, anxiety, stress, and anger. Personality and Individual Differences, 39(7), 1249-1260. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2005.06.004
Dahlen, E. R., Martin, R. C., Ragan, K., & Kuhlman, M. M. (2005). Driving anger, sensation seeking, impulsiveness, and boredom proneness in the prediction of unsafe driving. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 37(2), 341-348. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2004.10.006
Dahlen E. R., Martin, R. C., Ragan, K., & Kuhlman, M. M. (2004). Boredom proneness in anger and aggression: Effects of impulsiveness and sensation seeking. Personality and Individual Differences, 37(8), 1615-1627. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2004.02.016
Dahlen, E. R., & Ragan, K. M. (2004). Validation of the Propensity for Angry Driving Scale. Journal of Safety Research, 35(5), 557-563. doi: 10.1016/j.jsr.2004.09.002
Martin, R. C., & Dahlen, E. R. (2004). Irrational beliefs and the experience and expression of anger. Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 22(1), 3-20. doi: 10.1023/B:JORE.0000011574.44362.8f
Deffenbacher, J. L., Lynch, R. S., Filetti, L. B., Dahlen, E. R., & Oetting, E. R. (2003). Anger, aggression, risky behavior, and crash-related outcomes in three groups of drivers. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 41(3), 333-349. doi: 10.1016/S0005-7967(02)00014-1
Deffenbacher, J. L., Filetti, L. B., Lynch, R. S., Dahlen, E. R., & Oetting, E. R. (2002). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of high anger drivers. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 40(8), 895-910. doi: 10.1016/S0005-7967(01)00067-5
Dahlen, E. R., & Deffenbacher, J. L. (2001). Anger management. In W. J. Lyddon & J. V. Jones (Eds.), Empirically-supported cognitive therapies: Current status and future promise (pp. 163-181). New York: Springer.
Dahlen, E. R., & Deffenbacher, J. L. (2000). A partial component analysis of Beck’s cognitive therapy for the treatment of general anger. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 14(1), 77-95.
Deffenbacher, J. L., Dahlen, E. R., Lynch, R. S., Morris, C. D., & Gowensmith, W. N. (2000). An application of Beck's cognitive therapy to general anger reduction. Cognitive Therapy & Research, 24(6), 689-697. doi: 10.1023/A:1005539428336
Nocera, T. R., Dahlen, E. R., Poor, A., Strowd, J., Dortch, A., & Van Overloop, E. C. (2022). Moral disengagement mechanisms predict cyber aggression among emerging adults. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychological Research on Cyberspace, 16(1), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2022-1-6
Nocera, T. R., Dahlen, E. R., Mohn, R. S., Leuty, M. E., & Batastini, A. B. (2022). Dark personality traits and anger in cyber aggression perpetration: Is moral disengagement to blame? Psychology of Popular Media, 11(1), 24-34. https://doi.apa.org/doi/10.1037/ppm0000295 [accepted, pre-formatted version]
Nocera, T. R., & Dahlen, E. R. (2020). Dark triad personality traits in cyber aggression among college students. Violence and Victims, 35(4), 524-538. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/VV-D-18-00058
Deason, D. L., Dahlen, E. R., Madson, M. B., & Bullock-Yowell, E. (2019). Five factor model of personality, social anxiety, and relational aggression in college students. Journal of College Student Development, 60,(1), 110-114. doi: 10.1353/csd.2019.0007
Dahlen, E. R., Mandracchia, J. T., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2018). Studying the role of pathological personality traits in criminogenic thinking using survey research. SAGE Research Methods Cases. doi: 10.4135/9781526430632
Knight, N. M., Dahlen, E. R., Bullock-Yowell, E., & Madson, M. B. (2018). The HEXACO model of personality and Dark Triad in relational aggression. Personality and Individual Differences, 122,(1), 109-114. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2017.10.016
Zeigler-Hill, V., Dahlen, E. R., & Madson, M. B. (2017). Self-esteem and alcohol use: Implications for aggressive behavior. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 15,(5), 1103-1117. doi: 10.1007/s11469-017-9764-9
Zeigler-Hill, V., Mandracchia, J. T., Dahlen, E. R., Shango, R., & Vrabel, J. K. (2017). Pathological personality traits and criminogenic thinking styles. Personality and Individual Differences, 110, 41-48. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2017.01.021
Clark, C. M., Dahlen, E. R., & Nicholson, B. C. (2015). The role of parenting in relational aggression and prosocial behavior among emerging adults. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 24,(2), 185-202. doi: 10.1080/10926771.2015.1002653
Boudreaux, D. J., Dahlen, E. R., Madson, M. B., & Bullock-Yowell, E. (2014). Attitudes toward anger management scale: Development and initial validation. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 47(1), 14-26. doi: 10.1177/0748175613497039
Dahlen, E. R., Czar, K. A., Prather, E., & Dyess, C. (2013). Relational aggression and victimization in college students. Journal of College Student Development, 54(2), 140-154. doi: 10.1353.csd.2013.0021 (download archived .pdf file)
Prather, E., Dahlen, E. R., Nicholson, B. C., & Bullock-Yowell, E. (2012). Relational aggression in college students’ dating relationships. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 21(7), 705-720. doi: 10.1080/10926771.2012.693151
Dahlen, E. R., Edwards, B. D., Tubré, T., Zyphur, M. J., & Warren, C. R. (2012). Taking a look behind the wheel: An investigation into the personality predictors of aggressive driving. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 45, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.11.012
Czar, K. A., Dahlen, E. R., Bullock-Yowell, E., Nicholson, B. C. (2011). Psychopathic personality traits in relational aggression among young adults. Aggressive Behavior, 37(2), 207-214. doi: 10.1002/ab.20381
Martin, R. C., & Dahlen, E. R. (2011). Angry thoughts and response to provocation: Validity of the Angry Cognitions Scale. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive Behavior Therapy, 29, 65-76. doi: 10.1007/s10942-009-0104-2
Pseekos, A. C., Bullock-Yowell, E., & Dahlen, E. R. (2011). Examining Holland’s person-environment fit, workplace aggression, interpersonal conflict, and job satisfaction. Journal of Employment Counseling, 48(2), 63-71. doi: 10.1002/j.2161-1920.2011.tb00115.x
Moore, M., & Dahlen, E. R. (2008). Forgiveness and consideration of future consequences in aggressive driving. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 40(5), 1661-1666. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.05.007
Dahlen, E. R. (2007). Cognitive therapy for clinically dysfunctional anger: A case study. Clinical Case Studies, 6, 493-507. doi: 10.1177/1534650107298707
Martin, R. C., & Dahlen, E. R. (2007). Anger response styles and reaction to provocation. Personality and Individual Differences, 43(8), 2083-2094. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.06.022
Martin, R. C., & Dahlen, E. R. (2007). The Angry Cognitions Scale: A new inventory for assessing cognitions in anger. Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy, 25, 155-173. doi: 10.1007/s10942-006-0033-2
Dahlen, E. R., & Martin, R. C. (2006). Refining the Anger Consequences Questionnaire. Personality and Individual Differences, 41(6), 1021-1031. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2006.04.008
Dahlen, E. R., & White, R. P. (2006). The Big Five factors, sensation seeking, and driving anger in the prediction of unsafe driving. Personality and Individual Differences, 41(5), 903-915. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2006.03.016
Dahlen, E. R., & Martin, R. C. (2005). The experience, expression, and control of anger in perceived social support. Personality and Individual Differences, 39(2), 391-401. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2005.01.019
Martin, R. C., & Dahlen, E. R. (2005). Cognitive emotion regulation in the prediction of depression, anxiety, stress, and anger. Personality and Individual Differences, 39(7), 1249-1260. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2005.06.004
Dahlen, E. R., Martin, R. C., Ragan, K., & Kuhlman, M. M. (2005). Driving anger, sensation seeking, impulsiveness, and boredom proneness in the prediction of unsafe driving. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 37(2), 341-348. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2004.10.006
Dahlen E. R., Martin, R. C., Ragan, K., & Kuhlman, M. M. (2004). Boredom proneness in anger and aggression: Effects of impulsiveness and sensation seeking. Personality and Individual Differences, 37(8), 1615-1627. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2004.02.016
Dahlen, E. R., & Ragan, K. M. (2004). Validation of the Propensity for Angry Driving Scale. Journal of Safety Research, 35(5), 557-563. doi: 10.1016/j.jsr.2004.09.002
Martin, R. C., & Dahlen, E. R. (2004). Irrational beliefs and the experience and expression of anger. Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 22(1), 3-20. doi: 10.1023/B:JORE.0000011574.44362.8f
Deffenbacher, J. L., Lynch, R. S., Filetti, L. B., Dahlen, E. R., & Oetting, E. R. (2003). Anger, aggression, risky behavior, and crash-related outcomes in three groups of drivers. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 41(3), 333-349. doi: 10.1016/S0005-7967(02)00014-1
Deffenbacher, J. L., Filetti, L. B., Lynch, R. S., Dahlen, E. R., & Oetting, E. R. (2002). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of high anger drivers. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 40(8), 895-910. doi: 10.1016/S0005-7967(01)00067-5
Dahlen, E. R., & Deffenbacher, J. L. (2001). Anger management. In W. J. Lyddon & J. V. Jones (Eds.), Empirically-supported cognitive therapies: Current status and future promise (pp. 163-181). New York: Springer.
Dahlen, E. R., & Deffenbacher, J. L. (2000). A partial component analysis of Beck’s cognitive therapy for the treatment of general anger. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 14(1), 77-95.
Deffenbacher, J. L., Dahlen, E. R., Lynch, R. S., Morris, C. D., & Gowensmith, W. N. (2000). An application of Beck's cognitive therapy to general anger reduction. Cognitive Therapy & Research, 24(6), 689-697. doi: 10.1023/A:1005539428336