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Input variables

Situational Factors

- provocation

- frustration

- exposure to aggressive models (inc. media)

- cues associated with aggression

- discomfort (pain, unpleasant environments

- causes of negative affect

Person Factors

- negative affectivity

- irritability

- beliefs about aggression

- pro-aggression values

- type a behaviour patterns

- hostile attributional bias

Cultural Internal State

affect

cognition arousal

Appraisal & decision process

thoughtful action

impulsive action (e.g. aggression)