Sex differences in the relationship between aggressiveness and the strength of handedness in humans

Laterality

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 385-400

  Dinsdale, Natalie L ^a   Reddon, Adam R ^a,b   Hurd, Peter L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggression; Cerebral lateralisation; Handedness; Humans; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960535363     PISSN: 1357650X     EISSN: 14640678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576501003683087     Document Type: Article

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