Understandings and experiences of cruelty: An exploratory report

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 649-660

  Caputo, Alicia A ^a   Brodsky, Stanley L ^a   Kemp, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Personal cruelty; Understanding cruelty; Vicarious cruelty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS;

EID: 0034297321     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540009600505     Document Type: Article

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