Psychopathic traits in adolescence: Associations with the revised Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory systems

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 201-205

  Roose, Annelore ^a,b   Bijttebier, Patricia ^b   Claes, Laurence ^b   Lilienfeld, Scott O ^c  

^a RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; BIS BAS scales; Psychopathic traits; Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 78249280600     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.09.028     Document Type: Article

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