Effects of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Reporting Levels of Aggression Using the Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 531-538

  Ritter, Dominik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Anger; Hostility; Menstrual cycle; Sex difference

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442498570     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.10054     Document Type: Article

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