The buss-perry aggression questionnaire: Construct validity and gender invariance among argentinean adolescents

International Journal of Psychological Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 30-37

  Reyna, Cecilia ^a   Ivacevich, Maria Gabriela Lello ^a   Sanchez, Anahi ^a   Brussino, Silvina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Aggression Questionnaire; Factor structure; Gender invariance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859398500     PISSN: 20112084     EISSN: 20117922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21500/20112084.775     Document Type: Article

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