A principal components analysis of rorschach aggression and hostility variables

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 594-598

  Katko, Nicholas J ^a,c   Meyer, Gregory J ^a   Mihura, Joni L ^a   Bombel, George ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^c MENNINGER CLINIC   (United States)

^d Austin Riggs Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

AGGRESSION; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MALE; RORSCHACH TEST;

EID: 77958481560     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2010.513309     Document Type: Article

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