Characteristics of Men Who Aggress Sexually and of Men Who Imagine Aggressing: Risk and Moderating Variables

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 449-455

  Dean, Karol E ^a   Malamuth, Neil M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RAPE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 0031067554     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.72.2.449     Document Type: Article

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