Measuring life-long patterns of instrumental aggression: A methodological note

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 319-329

  Cooke, David ^a   Michie, Christine ^a   de Brito, Stephane Alexandre ^b   Hodgins, Sheilagh ^b   Sparkes, Lynda ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Instrumental aggression; Item response theory; Reactive aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957813968     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160903203953     Document Type: Article

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