Sexually coercive tactics used by university students: A clear role for primary psychopathy

Journal of Personality Disorders

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-40

  Muñoz, Luna C ^a   Khan, Roxanne ^a   Cordwell, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; COERCION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 79951849273     PISSN: 0885579X     EISSN: 0885579X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2011.25.1.28     Document Type: Article

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