Personality and intimate partner aggression in dating relationships: The role of the "big five"

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 593-604

  Hines, Denise A ^a,b   Saudino, Kimberly J ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Big five; Intimate partner aggression; Personality; Physical abuse; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56849118997     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20277     Document Type: Article

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