Impelling and inhibitory forces in aggression: Sex-of-target and relationship effects

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 3098-3126

  Davidovic, Anna ^a   Bell, Kurtis ^a   Ferguson, Colin ^a   Gorski, Elizabeth ^a   Campbell, Anne ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

inhibition; intimate partner violence; provocation; target sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; UNITED KINGDOM; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSE ABUSE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052461306     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260510390953     Document Type: Article

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