Sex differences in childhood anger and aggression

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 513-528

  Potegal, Michael ^a   Archer, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANGER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTIMACY; MARRIAGE; NEGLIGENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; VOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 2942592462     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2004.02.004     Document Type: Review

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