Effects of menstrual cycle phase on aggression measured in the laboratory

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-26

  Dougherty, Donald M ^a   Bjork, James M ^a   Cherek, Don R ^a   Moeller, Frederick G ^a   Huang, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Menstrual cycle; Menstrual Distress Questionnaire; Point Subtraction Aggression Paradigm; Research design and issues; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032343446     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2337(1998)24:1<9::aid-ab2>3.0.co;2-j     Document Type: Article

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