Effects of psychopathy traits on unprovoked aggression

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 319-328

  Reidy, Dennis E ^a   Zeichner, Amos ^a   Martinez, Marc A ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

GAM; Provocation; Psychopathy; Unprovoked aggression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPATHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 45549104623     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20238     Document Type: Article

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