Sex differences in aggression between heterosexual partners: A meta-analytic review

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 651-680

  Archer, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0034265456     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.126.5.651     Document Type: Review

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