You can degrade but you can't hit: Differences in perceptions of psychological versus physical aggression

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 225-245

  Capezza, Nicole M ^a,b   Arriaga, Ximena B ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict severity; Perceptions of violence; Physical abuse; Psychological aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549149612     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407507087957     Document Type: Article

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