Gender differences in psychopathic traits, types, and correlates of aggression among adjudicated youth

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 513-525

  Stickle, Timothy R ^a   Marini, Victoria A ^a   Thomas, Jamila N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Callous unemotional traits; Gender differences; Proactive; Reactive; Relational

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY DISORDER; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AROUSAL; CHILD; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84862266397     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-011-9588-1     Document Type: Article

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