Sex differences in self-reported risk-taking propensity on the Evaluation of Risks scale

Psychological Reports

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 693-700

  Killgore, William D S ^a   Grugle, Nancy L ^a   Killgore, Desiree B ^a   Balkin, Thomas J ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK-TAKING; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956210699     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.106.3.693-700     Document Type: Article

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