Support for religio-political aggression among teenaged boys in Gaza: Part II: Neuroendocrinological findings

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-132

  Victoroff, Jeff ^a   Quota, Samir ^b,c   Adelman, Janice R ^d   Celinska, Barbara ^c   Stern, Naftali ^e   Wilcox, Rand ^f   Sapolsky, Robert M ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF GAZA   (Israel)

^c Gaza Community Mental Health Programme   (Israel)

^d CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Aggression; Cortisol; Political psychology; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARAB; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLITICS; RELIGION; SALIVA; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARABS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; ISLAM; MALE; POLITICS; RELIGION; RISK-TAKING; SALIVA; TESTOSTERONE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 79251486642     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20376     Document Type: Article

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