Gender differences in emotional and overt/covert aggressive responses to stress

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 261-271

  Verona, Edelyn ^a   Reed II, Americus ^b   Curtin, John J ^c   Pole, Michele ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotions; Gender; Overt and covert aggression; Shock duration; Shock intensity; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGGRESSION; EMOTIONS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34247554962     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20186     Document Type: Article

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