Psychopathic personality traits in relational aggression among young adults

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 207-214

  Czar, Katherine A ^a   Dahlen, Eric R ^a   Bullock, Emily E ^a   Nicholson, Bonnie C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Psychopathic traits; Relational aggression; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; STUDENT; VICTIM;

AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251484961     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20381     Document Type: Article

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