In search of the psychopathic sexuality taxon: Indicator size does matter

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-39

  Walters, Glenn D ^a   Marcus, David K ^b   Edens, John F ^c   Knight, Raymond A ^d   Sanford, Glenn M ^e  

^a FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLASSIFICATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INCEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; RAPE; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INCEST; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RAPE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 78851471171     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.964     Document Type: Article

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