Psychopathy and indirect aggression: The roles of cortisol, sex, and type of psychopathy

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 170-175

  Vaillancourt, Tracy ^a,b   Sunderani, Shafik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Indirect aggression; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; AGGRESSIVENESS; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOPATHY; SALIVA LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOPATHY;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; SALIVA; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054071898     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2011.06.009     Document Type: Article

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