Effect of psychopathy on physical aggression toward gay and heterosexual men

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 390-410

  Parrott, Dominic J ^a,c   Zeichner, Amos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anger; Psychopathy; Sexual prejudice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EROTICA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33644989296     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260505283153     Document Type: Article

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