Testosterone and conflict tactics within late-adolescent couples: A dyadic predictive model

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-248

  Kaiser, Heidemarie ^a,b   Powers, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Conflict style; Couples; Gender; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646429749     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407506062473     Document Type: Review

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