Can 'risky' impulsivity explain sex differences in aggression?

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 402-406

  Campbell, Anne ^a   Muncer, Steven ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Impulsivity; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349141968     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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