Women's avoidance of rape

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 437-443

  McKibbin, William F ^a   Shackelford, Todd K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary psychology; Rape; Rape avoidance

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FEMINISM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79960705268     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2011.03.010     Document Type: Review

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