The implicit theories of potential rapists: What our questionnaires tell us

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 385-406

  Polaschek, Devon L L ^a   Ward, Tony ^b,c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Vic ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Cognition; Cognitive style; Perpetrators; Rape; Theories

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; COGNITION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIBIDO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THEORY;

EID: 0036088490     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-1789(01)00063-5     Document Type: Article

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