Gender differences in reactive and proactive aggression

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 279-294

  Connor, Daniel F ^a   Steingard, Ronald J ^a   Anderson, Jennifer J ^b   Melloni Jr , Richard H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Devereux School   (United States)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Proactive aggression; Reactive aggression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0037410536     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023084112561     Document Type: Article

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