Do different facets of impulsivity predict different types of aggression?

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-233

  Derefinko, Karen ^a   Dewall, C Nathan ^a   Metze, Amanda V ^a   Walsh, Erin C ^a   Lynam, Donald R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Impulsivity; Intimate partner violence; Sensation seeking; UPPS; Urgency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUALITY; STARTLE REFLEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 79953025719     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20387     Document Type: Article

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