Social motives and cognitive power-sex associations: Predictors of aggressive sexual behavior

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 559-581

  Zurbriggen, Eileen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MOTIVATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MICHIGAN; MOTIVATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 0034146509     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.78.3.559     Document Type: Article

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