Sex-Specific Association Between Psychopathic Traits and Electrodermal Reactivity in Children

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 216-225

  Isen, Joshua ^a   Raine, Adrian ^b   Baker, Laura ^a   Dawson, Michael ^a   Bezdjian, Serena ^c   Lozano, Dora Isabel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CIUDAD JUÁREZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

electrodermal activity; orienting; psychopathy; sex differences; skin conductance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOPATHY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUND; TASK PERFORMANCE; TWINS;

EID: 77249170848     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017777     Document Type: Article

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