Self-reported aggression and impulsivity in forensic and non-forensic populations: The role of gender and experience

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 425-437

  Smith, Paul ^a   Waterman, Mitch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anger; Gender and forensic samples; Impulsivity; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845330884     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-006-9039-x     Document Type: Article

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