Disentangling impulsiveness, aggressiveness and impulsive aggression: An empirical approach using self-report measures

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-49

  García Forero, Carlos ^a   Gallardo Pujol, David ^a   Maydeu Olivares, Alberto ^a   Andrés Pueyo, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aggression; Correlation studies; Impulsive behavior; Personality; Personality assessment; Personality disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; AGGRESSIVENESS; ANGER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVE AGGRESSION; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY TEST; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 63149168526     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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