Determinants of anger and physical aggression based on sexual orientation: An experimental examination of hypermasculinity and exposure to male gender role violations

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 891-901

  Parrott, Dominic J ^a   Zeichner, Amos ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anger; Gender roles; Homosexuality; Hypermasculinity

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EROTISM; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MASCULINITY; PREDICTION; SEX RATIO; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ANGER; CUES; EROTICA; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREJUDICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 49249099313     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-007-9194-z     Document Type: Article

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