Distinct characteristics of psychopathy relate to different subtypes of aggression

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 835-840

  Cima, Maaike ^a,b   Raine, Adrian ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Proactive aggression; Psychopathy; Reactive aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849088384     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.06.031     Document Type: Article

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